Smyrna in Flames

Esmirna en llamas

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Smyrna in Flames

Esmirna en llamas

Written by Homero Aridjis
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Smyrna, September 13–22,1922. The Turkish army under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and its irregulars, known as chettes, attack Greeks and Armenians in this ancient “City of Tolerance.” They randomly murder the men, rape, and torture the women and young girls, set buildings aflame, and plunder at will. Nicias Aridjis, after years of fighting in the Greco-Turkish War, has come to Smyrna to rescue Eurydice, the woman he left behind and return with her to Greece. Nicias, our eyewitness, wanders through crowds of Greeks and Armenians who are desperate to escape genocide. Then a catastrophic fire wipes off the map the Greek and Armenian quarters of Smyrna. Victims number in the tens of thousands; as many as 100,000 refugees manage to flee.This surrealistic narrative draws on the memoirs of the author’s father, and on historical studies. Lorna Scott Fox’s remarkable translation preserves the poetic prose of authorHomero Aridjis, whom Kenneth Rexroth described as a “visionary poet of lyrical bliss.” Aridjis immortalizes the last apocalyptic days of 3,000-year-old Smyrna, soon to be replaced by Izmir.Over nine days in September 1922, the Turkish army and its sadistic irregulars brutalized and murdered the Greeks and Armenians of Smyrna and set fire to their municipal quarters. “So many hacked bodies …. the whole of Smyrna is an abattoir,” says Nicias Aridjis to himself as he wanders through the city in search of his lost love. Through his eyes, we witness the Asia Minor Catastrophe, about which much has been written. Yet no writer has captured the unfolding tragedy so vividly—and so poetically—as Homero Aridjis, whose narrative is based on the memoirs of his father. The real Nicias Aridjis was there—and managed to escape.

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Pages 168
Language Eng
Publisher Mandel Vilar Press
Published February 28, 2013
ISBN 59847819
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Homero Aridjis

Homero Aridjis is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Homero Aridjis enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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