Anthonie Holslag’s Recently Published `In the Rock of Ararat’

Tert.am
12:41 – 13.02.10

In his recently published book, `In the Rock of Ararat,’ Anthonie
Holslag describes the quest for the meaning of the Armenian Genocide
and how subsequent generations are handling its effects.

According to the author’s official blog (in Dutch):

‘This book is about collective violence. And not just violence, but
the violence of the worst kind, that which some scientists call the
`disease’ of the twentieth century. This book is about genocide. On
one of the bloodiest and most forgotten chapters in human history.
Younger generations have rarely heard of the Armenian Genocide, while
genocide has played a role in the establishment of the Holocaust.’

The book also includes details of Arshile Gorky’s life and his works,
as well Armenian identity and understanding collective memory. Book
presentations have already taken place in Amsterdam, most recently in
the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam) on February
11 and Brasserie Kilikia on January 30, which included music by Jaap
Kraak and Ilda Simonian, and a display of paintings by Nerses
Djaladian.