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This pioneering volume is the first to examine the phenomenon of Jewish-German orientalist literature. For many Jewish-German authors of the twentieth-century, the Orient represented an imaginative space where they could analyse their position as Jews in German society, and come to terms with a divided identity. Here, representations of Muslims and Islamicate cultures in the works of popular and respected authors who were nevertheless often seen as Jewish, Oriental 'others' by the German-speaking societies in which they lived are explored. Lasker-Schüler's Die Nächte Tino von Bagdads (1907) and Der Prinz von Theben (1912) create a timeless Orient filled with visionary artists like herself, while Wolf's Mohammed: Ein Oratorium (1922) depicts the Orient as the birthplace of the message of justice espoused by Islam: through it Wolf reaches a new understanding of his position as a progressive Jew in a war-torn German society. In Werfel's Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh (1933), the author uses the conflict between Turks and Armenians to explore his own religiosity. ... Read more

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Forty Days of Musa Dagh
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh is an historical novel written by Franz Werfel. It is a very accurate acccount of the futil battle waged by the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.The purge by the Turkish Government of Armenians from Turkey, their ancient homeland for 3000 years, reulted in the merciless murder of one and a half million Armenians. This book is the story of an attempt for survival by 5000 innocent Turkish/Armenian citizens. In the Spring of 1915, after the mass murders of Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople, a brave group of Armenians barricaded themselves in the mountains of Musa Dagh and fought off the Turkish army for 53 days.

The United States still will not recognize verbally or formally the unspeakable atrocities waged by the Turks against the Armenians in WW I.

The book was purchased by The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and the Armenian Cultural Educational Resource Center Gallery at Queens College, Flushing, New York, as a gift for the Kupferberg Holocast Resource Center Archives located at Queensborough Community College in Bayside,New York. The point being that in 1939 when Hitler was ready to start his murder of 6 million Jews he said, "Who remembers the Armenians?"

Excellent service by seller
About the book itself, I read it already in the 1940s and was thrilled by its excellence.- Therefore I ordered it for my 21 year old granddaughter,
a student at Georgetown University who has just spent a month in Turkey and is interested in the massacre of the Armenians.-Amazons seller informed that delivery (to Berlin where my granddaughter is studying presently) would take one to two months.-I pointed out to the seller the urgency of delivering this book, and the seller spontaneously and generously proceeded to send it by air mail, without extra cost, although I had offered to pay the difference in freight.- Bravo for this Amazon seller!

The Story that Must be Told
This is a wonderful account of the heroic folks near Musa Dagh who resisted the Turkish genocide of Armenians and found rescue. It is a shame that the Turkish lobby (millions strong, since all Turkish kids are taught from revisionist history books these days, and will fight to the teeth to deny the genocide committed by their forefathers) prevents this story from being made into a film. I bought this book from an antiquarian and was thrilled to hear that many people are searching for it so that they can pass along the story to students and children of all nations. The truth of the heroism of the Armenians of Asia Minor begs to be shared. God bless Werfel for following his calling in sharing it.

Excellent book
An exceptionally well-written book which I highly recommend. It covers the resistence on Musa Dagh(Ler) led by Gabriel Bagradian, a grandson of a rich Armenian. With out spoiling the ending I will say that regardless of the happy ending regarding the people of Musa Dagh, this story is part tradegy. The plot is beautifully written and in my opinion can be considered as a great literature classic.

An incredibly inspiring novel, based on history
This is the story of the Armenians in eastern Turkey. The Armenians were Christian and the Turks Muslim. At a point just prior to WW I, the Turks commenced a genocide of the Armenians and this is the story about how one harrassed Armenian group banded together and defended a mountaintop, in a Turkish seige, until they were rescued.

I have to say that this is one of the most inspiring stories that I have ever had the pleasure to digest.

This one should be on the shelf in any serious library! ... Read more

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Great book, hard to find, shipped on time
Great book, shipped on time, hard to find in this (good to very good) condition.Would purchase from them again. ... Read more

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I know it's a very old book
I read this book many years ago, and I was so pleased to find a copy of it on Amazon!If you have ever thought you could buy your way into Heaven, you should read this book! ... Read more