The stories of Krikor Zohrab, translated by Jack Antreassian

Krikor Zohrab, author, lawyer, and member of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies, was a prominent and widely respected figure in the national and cultural life of Armenians in Turkey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was among the 200 national and religious leaders rounded up and murdered by the Ottoman authorities as a prelude to their larger massacre of 1915.

Though born into the prosperous and comfortable society of Constantinople, Zohrab was able to learn how the less fortunate lived, and how simple, honest people were brutalized by circumstances. His stories contain little plot in the ordinary sense, relying instead on the sensitive treatment of emotions, and the creation of ambience and mood. He was concerned with real people, immersed in their fears and conflicts.

Long admired and loved by his Armenian people -- not only for his accomplishments as a writer but also for the place he held in the social struggle for existence -- Zohrab's works continue to resonate to today's reader.

This volume, with a forward by Michael Kermian, is a must for any fan of great literature. It includes the following stories: The Anchor, The Black Bag, Basil, Sara, Furtuna, The Mask, Armenissa, Tefarig, Hagopig, The Widow, The Nun, Have Mercy Lord, Love beyond the Grave, Magdalene, The Happy Death, Zapoughon, and Whore.

143 pages, hard cover

ISBN 0934728097