{"product_id":"ravished-armenia-and-the-story-of-aurora-mardiganian-9781617038488","title":"Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian","description":"\u003cp\u003eRavished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian 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 (19011994) 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.  The film Ravished Armenia  also known as Auction of Souls  is a graphic retelling of Aurora Mardiganians 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 filmthe first to deal with the Armenian genocideis known to survive  but it proves to be a stunning production  presenting its story in newsreel style.  This revised edition of Anthony Slides Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian also contains an annotated reprint of Mardiganians original narrative and  for the first time  the full screenplay. In his introduction  Slide recounts the making of the film and Mardiganians 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","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652623228981,"sku":"ByrdShop_1617038482","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781617038488.jpg?v=1781852200","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ravished-armenia-and-the-story-of-aurora-mardiganian-9781617038488","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}