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Vartan Gregorian's tale starts with a childhood of poverty, deprivation, and enchantment in the Armenian quarter of Tabriz, Iran. As the world reeled from depression into six years of warfare, his mother died, leaving his grandmother Voski as the loving staff of his life. Through unlettered... read more
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- Simon Vratzian
- Martin Meyerson
- Mrs. Astor
- Clare
- Marx
- Andrew Heiskell
- John Silber
- Frank Erwin
- Paul Miller
- Edgar Maloyan
- Omar Khayyam
- David Riesman
- Muslim
- Bobken
- Rozik
- Wayne Vucinich
- Hackerman
- David Saxon
- Franz Werfel
- Valle
- Klarmann
- Mr. Sassouni
- Vahe
- Hrayr Stepanian
- Greg
- Samuel
- Mr. Tarzian
- Woodrow Wilson
- Arthur Wright
- Bernard Segal
- Peter
- Franklin Murphy
- Bob Dunlop
- Mr. Mehrdad
- Goldmann
- Marshall Rose
- Mrs. Maxwell
- Roy
- Dean Baker
Setting & Locations edit
- Iran
- Tabriz
- New York Public Library
- Pennsylvania
- Beirut
- United States
- America
- Texas
- San Francisco State
- Soviet Armenia
- Stanford
- Philadelphia
- Afghanistan
- Berkeley
- Tehran
- Lebanon
- Kabul
- California
- Middle East
- Russia
- London
- Austin
- Soviet Union
- Europe
- Islam
- Persia
- Karachi
- Azerbaijan
- Pakistan
- Paris
- India
- Germany
- Vienna
- Yerevan
- France
- Providence
- Washington
- Ethiopia
- Egypt
- New Left
- Goethe
- Swarthmore
- Michigan
- Balkans
- Vietnam
- England
First Sentence edit
I was born in Tabriz, Iran, an ancient city with a turbulent and illustrious past.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Vartan Gregorian (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 068480834X
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 068480834X
Page Count: 368
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- Dewey: 973.04919920092
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › Leadership
- Books › History › Asia › Armenia
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Emigration & Immigration
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Educators
- Books › History › World
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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