Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan

"Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan" is a powerful memoir that recounts the experiences of a young Armenian boy who survived the brutal genocide of his people at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Forced to convert to Islam in order to survive, he spent four years as a slave and shepherd living among Kurdish tribes. This book offers a firsthand account of a dark period in history and also reads as a poignant coming-of-age story."