The Assyrian Democratic Organization
20 October 2005
By AssyriaTimes Staff Writer
The Crimson Field, Rosie Malek-Yonan?s historical Novel of the Assyrian massacre of 1914-1918 has stirred tremendous interest among the Assyrians and non-Assyrians since it was published less than two months ago.
Rosie Malek-Yonan continues her tour of the book and is being called back to places she has already held book signing events as people do not seem to buy enough copies to give as gifts to their family members and friends.
A tour-de-force, Rosie Malek-Yonan?s The Crimson Field is a historical and literary novel with enormous implications. Uncompromising and unflinching, it is based on real events and true family chronicles set to the backdrop of the Assyrian Massacres of 1914-1918 in Urmi, Iran. This is a unique triumph in that the Assyrian tragedy unfolds in an epic novel, the first of its kind, supported by actual painstakingly researched historical facts of a nation?s raw and agonizing past; a nation that has never been fully healed of its bleeding wounds and still grieves for its fallen martyrs. Malek-Yonan?s intense interest in her family?s history that cannot be separated from her Assyrian heritage and historical events that have swept that nation in a deluge of bloodbath, began more than two decades ago. As she embarked on her journey of discovery, searching family documents and probing for her roots, she found a commonality with her Assyrian people who experienced the same trenchant attacks as her family at the hands of the Turks and Kurds nearly a century ago.
The Crimson Field is a harsh, yet poetic, narrative of her maternal grandmother, Maghdleta?s lifelong struggle to come to terms with a momentary decision made in haste during the brutality of the Assyrian Massacres and Genocide. The Crimson Field is a reconstruction of history, brick by brick, reassembling the unimaginable losses suffered by an Assyrian woman and those of her nation. Rosie Malek-Yonan?s high-spirited approach affords the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of a nation bereaved and long imagined to be forgotten. This epic novel is a tender reminder of the resilience of a people in their quest for survival. The Crimson Field is the author?s Requiem Mass for her Assyria.
The following is the updated schedule of Rosie?s book signing sessions. The Crimson Field is also available for sale on the book?s website at www.thecrimsonfield.com
Author’s Event(s):
October 23, 2005 – After Holy Mass
Breakfast Reception and Book Signing
St. Mary’s Parish
5955 Lindley Ave.
Tarzana, CA 91356
October 28, 2005 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception, Lecture, Book Reading, Question & Answer Session, Book Signing
Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock
2618 N Golden State Blvd.
Turlock, CA 95381
October 29, 2005 – 7:00 p.m.
Reception & Book Signing
Hosted by Lisa Darmousseh at Geer Gardens
2425 Geer Road
Turlock, CA 95382
Book Info:
Price: $29.95
Taxes: Sales tax will be added to California orders only. All other international taxes, customs or duties at delivery time are the buyer’s responsibility.
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Availability: September 30, 2005
Hardcover: 568 pages
Publisher: Pearlida Publishing
Language: English
ISBN: 0-9771873-4-9
LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number): 2005906414
Book Size: 6″ x 9″
Book Cover Painting: David Daryawish : my_immortal_morpheus@hotmail.com
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