Armenian destinies – presentation in Goteborg Book Fair with Ola Larsmo (photo)

The Swedish Presentation:Very little is known about the Armenian Genocide, despite it being one of the worst catastrophies of the 20th century, counting a death toll of at least a million and innumerable refugees. Varujan Vosganian’s celebrated Cartea şoaptelor [The book of Whispers] has captured Armenian voices scattered all over the world – from the author’s own family, stranded in Eastern Romania, in yet another dictatorship, to those who sought refuge in south America or those who believed in communist propaganda and settled in soviet Armenia. Varujan Vosganian discusses with Ola Larsmo, president of the Swedish PEN, about Armenia’s forgotten dead, but also about the survivors and how they managed to transplant their ancient traditions to foreign soils.