Black Dog of Fate, 9780465010196
Paperback
The first-born son of his generation, Peter Balakian grew up in a close, extended family, sheltered by 1950s and ‘60s New Jersey suburbia and immersed in an all-American boyhood defined by rock ’n‘ roll, adolescent pranks, and a passion for the New York Yankees that he shared with his beloved grandm…

Black Dog of Fate

a memoir

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  • Paperback

    357 pages

  • Release Date

    9 February 2009

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Summary

In this tenth anniversary edition of his award-winning memoir, "New York Times" bestselling author Peter Balakian has expanded his compelling story about growing up in the baby-boom suburbs of the ‘50s and ’60s and coming to understand what happened to his family in the first genocide of the twentieth century—the Ottoman Turkish government‘s extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915.

In this new edition, Balakian continues his exploration of …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780465010196
ISBN-10:0465010199
Author:Peter Balakian
Publisher:Basic Books (AZ)
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:357
Edition:10th
Release Date:9 February 2009
Weight:386g
Dimensions:28mm x 140mm x 208mm
About The Author

Peter Balakian

Peter Balakian is the author of “Black Dog of Fate”, winn

Peter Balakian is the author of “Black Dog of Fate”, winn

Peter Balakian is the author of “Black Dog of Fate”, winn

Peter Balakian is the author of “Black Dog of Fate”, winner of the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for Memoir and a “New Yorer of the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for Memoir and a “New Yorer of the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for Memoir and a “New Yorer of the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for Memoir and a “New York Times” Notable Book, and “June-tree: New and Selected Poemk Times” Notable Book, and “June-tree: New and Selected Poemk T

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