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Aline Ohanesian
Aline Ohanesian is the author of Orhan's Inheritance, a finalist for the Pen Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. The debut novel, published by Algonquin Books, has been translated into Italian, Hebrew and other languages. Her essays have appeared in Glimmer Train, Publisher's Weekly... show more

Aline Ohanesian is the author of Orhan's Inheritance, a finalist for the Pen Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. The debut novel, published by Algonquin Books, has been translated into Italian, Hebrew and other languages. Her essays have appeared in Glimmer Train, Publisher's Weekly and elsewhere. She lives and writes in San Juan Capistrano, California.
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Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 9 years ago
Orhan’s Inheritance, Aline Ohanesian, author, Assaf Cohen, narrator Based on the author’s background and actual history, this book tells the story of the Armenian genocide that has for so long been denied by the Turks. It tells the story from all vantage points, illustrating the abuses and suffering...
Constantly Moving the Bookmark
Constantly Moving the Bookmark rated it 10 years ago
* I received this as a free eBook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. *Orhan’s grandfather Kemal built the family business, making kilim rugs, out of the dust remaining after WWI. By 1990 he has become quite eccentric often immersing himself in a brass cauldron of dye. No one knows w...
debbiekrenzer
debbiekrenzer rated it 10 years ago
What an amazing debut novel! I had no idea it was a debut until after I finished it. I really found myself getting into this story and really connecting and feeling for the characters. I had known Turkey had sided with Germany during World War I, but I had no idea they had their own plan of genocide...
Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it 10 years ago
Orhan's Inheritance, the debut novel by Aline Ohanesian, masterfully brings to life the characters - Kemal, Lucine, and others - and a vivid, horrifying picture of the Armenian genocide during World War I. Several things are clear in this book. War claims victims on all sides. The history we learn d...
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