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AHNERT TO PRESENT HER "THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR" BOOK AT ALMA
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/724732/ahnert-to-present-her-the-knock-at-the-door-book-at-alma.html
14:22, 2 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS: Armenian-American author Margaret Ajemian
Ahnert will discuss her award-winning book, "The Knock at the Door",
on July 17 at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA),
reports Armenpress referring to The Armenian Weekly.
Growing up, Ahnert heard her mother's terrifying stories about her
deportation from Amasia, Turkey, during the Armenian Genocide.
Separated from her family at age 15, her mother, Ester, lived through
traumatic events, but eventually escaped to America. The Knock at the
Door explores this journey through darkness, as well as mother-daughter
relationships, and presents an intimate view of family life and the
inspiration Ahnert took from her mother.
Ahnert has an MFA from Goucher College, a BA from Goddard College, and
is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation. She has produced television
documentaries, lectured as a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and taught art appreciation
through the "Art Goes to School" program in elementary schools. She
holds a 100-ton master captain's license and is an avid hunter and
fisherwoman. She has received numerous humanitarian awards, including
the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor," and in 2010 established the Margaret
Ajemian Ahnert scholarship program, which supports female journalists
in Armenia.
The "The Knock at the" Door has been translated into 10 different
languages, has gone through 6 printings, and was named "Best Historical
Memoir of 2008â~@³ at the New York Book Festival.
From: A. Papazian
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/724732/ahnert-to-present-her-the-knock-at-the-door-book-at-alma.html
14:22, 2 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS: Armenian-American author Margaret Ajemian
Ahnert will discuss her award-winning book, "The Knock at the Door",
on July 17 at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA),
reports Armenpress referring to The Armenian Weekly.
Growing up, Ahnert heard her mother's terrifying stories about her
deportation from Amasia, Turkey, during the Armenian Genocide.
Separated from her family at age 15, her mother, Ester, lived through
traumatic events, but eventually escaped to America. The Knock at the
Door explores this journey through darkness, as well as mother-daughter
relationships, and presents an intimate view of family life and the
inspiration Ahnert took from her mother.
Ahnert has an MFA from Goucher College, a BA from Goddard College, and
is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation. She has produced television
documentaries, lectured as a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and taught art appreciation
through the "Art Goes to School" program in elementary schools. She
holds a 100-ton master captain's license and is an avid hunter and
fisherwoman. She has received numerous humanitarian awards, including
the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor," and in 2010 established the Margaret
Ajemian Ahnert scholarship program, which supports female journalists
in Armenia.
The "The Knock at the" Door has been translated into 10 different
languages, has gone through 6 printings, and was named "Best Historical
Memoir of 2008â~@³ at the New York Book Festival.
From: A. Papazian