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Originally Bogosian aimed to make a film about [[Soghomon Tehlirian]] and began writing a screenplay, which evolved into the book. He researched the broader historical events of Operation Nemesis for seven years.<ref name=Kanon>{{cite news|author=Kanon, Joseph|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/books/review/19bkr-kanon.t.html|title=‘Operation Nemesis,’ by Eric Bogosian|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015-04-19|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> Bogosian had initially believed that Tehlirian's killing of [[Talaat Pasha]] in 1921 was an [[urban legend]].<ref name=Janbazian>{{cite web|author=Janbazian, Rupen|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2015/05/25/operation-nemesis-review-rj/|title=Book Review: ‘Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide’|work=[[Armenian Weekly]]|date=2015-05-25|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> |
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The author stated that the book production process had "radicalized" him in favor of ethnic Armenian political positions while previously he held a "pragmatic" point of view.<ref name=Kouyoumdjian>{{cite web|author=Kouyoumdjian, Aram|url=https://horizonweekly.ca/en/66443-2/|title=Eric Bogosian on Writing ‘Operation Nemesis’ and How the Project ‘Radicalized’ and Changed Him |work=[[Horizon Weekly]]|date=2015-04-23|access-date=2019-09-04}}</ref> |
The author stated that the book production process had "radicalized" him in favor of ethnic Armenian political positions while previously he held a "pragmatic" point of view.<ref name=Kouyoumdjian>{{cite web|author=Kouyoumdjian, Aram|url=https://horizonweekly.ca/en/66443-2/|title=Eric Bogosian on Writing ‘Operation Nemesis’ and How the Project ‘Radicalized’ and Changed Him |work=[[Horizon Weekly]]|date=2015-04-23|access-date=2019-09-04}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:22, 15 July 2021
Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide is a 2015 book by Eric Bogosian about Operation Nemesis, a plan to kill the perpetrators of the Armenian genocide.
Background
Originally Bogosian aimed to make a film about Soghomon Tehlirian and began writing a screenplay, which evolved into the book. He researched the broader historical events of Operation Nemesis for seven years.[1] Bogosian had initially believed that Tehlirian's killing of Talaat Pasha in 1921 was an urban legend.[2]
The author stated that the book production process had "radicalized" him in favor of ethnic Armenian political positions while previously he held a "pragmatic" point of view.[3]
Contents
The first part discusses the history of Armenia and the Armenian genocide. The second part of the book discusses Operation Nemesis itself,[2] including a biography of the assassin,[3] the death of Talaat, and what occurred afterwards. Part three discusses the involvement of intelligence agencies in the operation,[2] as well as the other Operation Nemesis acts and what happened afterwards.[3] The bibliography and endnotes take up about 50 pages.[3]
Aram Kouyoumdjian of Horizon Weekly described the book as "factually driven" but also "a fast-paced, tension-filled, and altogether accessible work", and that it involved "complex geopolitics".[3]
Rupen Janbazian stated in the Armenian Weekly that the book, unlike many other English-language works, discusses the involvement of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and how it purposefully used the assassinations to spread awareness of the genocide.[2]
Joseph Kanon of The New York Times stated that because assassinations to right wrongs can turn into terrorist movements, "To his great credit, Bogosian [...] refuses to portray Tehlirian or any of the other members of his group as heroes."[1]
Reception
Kanon praised the book's "gripping action accounts of Nemesis at work, and in the sober assessment of its terrible aftermath."[1] Kanon criticized the "historical narration" as he felt it sometimes goes into tangents and parts feel unnecessary.[1]
Janbazian wrote praise of the book and supported the level of historical detail in the book because "most readers do not have a sufficient understanding of Armenian history."[2]
Kouyoumdjian wrote that the book had "rigorous scholarly research" despite the author not having an academic background.[3]
Kirkus Reviews stated that the book is "Difficult reading, but an extremely well-written political statement about Turkey—not just then, but as it is now."[4]
Publishers Weekly stated that for readers unfamiliar with the subject it "is a highly readable introduction" while for readers who have familiarity "Bogosian has uncovered a little-known aspect of it in fascinating detail."[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Kanon, Joseph (2015-04-19). "'Operation Nemesis,' by Eric Bogosian". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ a b c d e Janbazian, Rupen (2015-05-25). "Book Review: 'Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide'". Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ a b c d e f Kouyoumdjian, Aram (2015-04-23). "Eric Bogosian on Writing 'Operation Nemesis' and How the Project 'Radicalized' and Changed Him". Horizon Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "OPERATION NEMESIS". Kirkus Reviews. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2019-06-15. - Review date: February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide". Publishers Weekly. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
External links
- Operation Nemesis official website
- Operation Nemesis by Little Brown
- "Eric Bogosian on Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide". PBS Books. 2015-11-21. - At YouTube
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