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Originally published 2000 | 4.2/5 Goodreads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Characters Vahan Kenderian, Selim Bey, Armenouhi Kenderian Similar First French kiss and other, The Road from Home: The Story, Black Dog of Fate, London Calling, Postcards from No Man's Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forgotten fire armenian genocide resume by tim teo pereira neves
Forgotten Fire (2002) is a young adult novel by Adam Bagdasarian. The book is based on a true story and follows the young boy Vahan Kenderian through the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923. It became a National Book Award finalist, National Book Award for Young People's Literature honor, and the IRA Children's Literature and Reading Notable Book for a Global Society.
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- Forgotten fire armenian genocide resume by tim teo pereira neves
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- Plot summary
- Characters
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Plot summary
The novel is about a young teen boy, Vahan Kenderian, who must resort to a variety of measures to survive the Armenian genocide. Having lived a privileged life as the youngest son of one of Armenia's richest men, Vahan witnesses the deaths of family members - often through execution. One of his sisters commits suicide with poison to avoid suffering rape. While surviving the war and genocide, Vahan aims to reach Constantinople where refugees are taken to safety. From there on, Vahan feels relieved because this marks the end to his suffering. His only relative to survive the genocide is his sister Oskina, who he is separated from early in the novel. They are reunited at the end of the book.
Characters
Vahan Kenderian- the protagonist of the story. Throughout the novel, Vahan goes though many difficult experiences before reaching the final destination Constantinople and safety. He runs away from Turkish soldiers, fakes deafness, experiences family deaths, and falls in love multiple times. Vahan isn't the most brilliant or brave of the Armenians, but he is fortunately helped by many people along the way.