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NEW BOOK ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE PUBLISHED IN NORWAY
January 25, 2015
Jahn Otto Johansen
Apostolic Leaders - A new book on the Armenian Genocide by the reknown
Norwegian International Correspondent, author, and professor of media
at Oslo University, Jahn Otto Johansen (81), was launched on Thursday
by the national PEN Club of Norway.
The event was held at "Fritt Ord" in Oslo, under the Pen Club, with
Armenia's Ambassador as an honorary guest.
The President of Norwegian Pen Club. William Nygaard, hosted the
booklaunch event. Mr. Nygaard is the former CEO of Norway´s largest
Publishing House, Aschehoug. He is known especially for the near-fatal
murder attempt against him in 1993 because he had published Salman
Rushdie´s book, "Satanic Verses".
Presuably because of fear of irritating the international diplomatic
community, not a single major book publisher in Norway would publish
Jahn Otto Johansen´s new book, but the Pen Club, supported by Fritt
Ord, financed the project in full.
Jahn Otto Johansen said: "My book isn't directed against the Turks,
although President Erdogan aggressively denies the Armenian Genocide!"
Several respected respondents gave their reflections on the book and
the Armenian Genocide in light of the 100th year commemoration on
April 24th, 2015.
Among them was reknown historian Bård Larsen who stated: "The Armenian
Genocide was primarily a psychological reaction against the Turkish
identity crisis after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire".
http://www.horizonweekly.ca/news/details/60340
January 25, 2015
Jahn Otto Johansen
Apostolic Leaders - A new book on the Armenian Genocide by the reknown
Norwegian International Correspondent, author, and professor of media
at Oslo University, Jahn Otto Johansen (81), was launched on Thursday
by the national PEN Club of Norway.
The event was held at "Fritt Ord" in Oslo, under the Pen Club, with
Armenia's Ambassador as an honorary guest.
The President of Norwegian Pen Club. William Nygaard, hosted the
booklaunch event. Mr. Nygaard is the former CEO of Norway´s largest
Publishing House, Aschehoug. He is known especially for the near-fatal
murder attempt against him in 1993 because he had published Salman
Rushdie´s book, "Satanic Verses".
Presuably because of fear of irritating the international diplomatic
community, not a single major book publisher in Norway would publish
Jahn Otto Johansen´s new book, but the Pen Club, supported by Fritt
Ord, financed the project in full.
Jahn Otto Johansen said: "My book isn't directed against the Turks,
although President Erdogan aggressively denies the Armenian Genocide!"
Several respected respondents gave their reflections on the book and
the Armenian Genocide in light of the 100th year commemoration on
April 24th, 2015.
Among them was reknown historian Bård Larsen who stated: "The Armenian
Genocide was primarily a psychological reaction against the Turkish
identity crisis after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire".
http://www.horizonweekly.ca/news/details/60340