By Peter Balakian

The first-born son of his generation, Peter Balakian grew up in a close, extended family, sheltered by 1950s and 1960s New Jersey, all-American suburbia. But beneath this sunny world lay the dark specter of the trauma his family and ancestors experienced: The Armenian Genocide of 1915.

In elegant, moving prose, Black Dog of Fate charts Balakian's growth and personal awakening to the facts of his family's history and the horrifying aftermath of the Turkish government's continued campaign to cover up one of the worst crimes ever committed against humanity. IN unearthing the secrets of a family's past and how they affect its present, he gives fresh meaning to the story of what it means to be an American.

A must read, this book has received praise from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Huston Chronicle.

Balakian is a professor of English at Colage University and the author of four books of poems. He received the 1997 PEN/Albrand Prize for best memoir.

289 pages, soft cover

ISBN 0767902548