{"product_id":"ravished-armenia-and-the-story-of-aurora-mardiganian-paperback","title":"Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Slide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAtom Egoyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRavished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian\u003c\/i\u003e is the real-life tale of a teenage Armenian girl who was caught up in the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first genocide in modern history. Mardiganian (1901-1994) witnessed the murder of her family and the suffering of her people at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Forced to march over fourteen hundred miles, she was sold into slavery. When she escaped to the United States, Mardiganian was then exploited by the very individuals whom she believed might help. Her story was published in book form and then used as the basis for a 1918 feature film, in which she herself starred. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film \u003ci\u003eRavished Armenia\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as \u003ci\u003eAuction of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, is a graphic retelling of Aurora Mardiganian's story, with the teenager in the central role, supported by Anna Q. Nilsson and Irving Cummings and directed by Oscar Apfel. Only twenty minutes of the film--the first to deal with the Armenian genocide--is known to survive, but it proves to be a stunning production, presenting its story in newsreel style. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition of Anthony Slide's \u003ci\u003eRavished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian\u003c\/i\u003e also contains an annotated reprint of Mardiganian's original narrative and, for the first time, the full screenplay. In his introduction, Slide recounts the making of the film and Mardiganian's life in the United States, involving a cast of characters including Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, and film pioneer William Selig. The introduction also includes original comments by Aurora Mardiganian, whom Slide interviewed before her death. Acclaimed Armenian Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, who created a video art installation about Mardiganian in 2007, provides a foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Slide\u003c\/b\u003e has written and edited more than two hundred books on the history of popular entertainment. He is a pioneer in the documentation of women in silent film, writing the first biography of Lois Weber, editing the memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché, and authoring the first study of women silent film directors. In 1990 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Bowling Green State University, at which time Lillian Gish hailed him as \"our preeminent historian of the silent film.\" In 2025 the Los Angeles Silent Film Festival presented him with its first Certificate of Honor in Silent Film Scholarship. \u003cb\u003eAtom Egoyan \u003c\/b\u003eis an acclaimed Armenian-Canadian filmmaker who created a video art installation about Mardiganian in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47774251811069,"sku":"9781617038488","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/kX-lvFz8BW9781617038488.webp?v=1782899533","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/ravished-armenia-and-the-story-of-aurora-mardiganian-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}