Black Dog of Fate

Discover the compelling memoir that reveals the unforgettable journey of a family haunted by the specter of Ottoman Turkish government's extermination of over a million Armenians in 1915. Through a powerful personal and moral awakening, Peter Balakian traces the complex process of discovering his family's history and the horrors covered up by the Turkish government. From the perspective of a poet, Balakian recounts his family's transition from surviving their haunted past to a new life in a new world, highlighting the intense and often comedic collision between ancient Near Eastern traditions and American pop culture.