Yes, my father (by then living in Prague) read it at the time--and many
years later recommended it to me when I was in high school.
[Jim Wald]
On 27/04/2015 10:33, Miriam Taylor wrote:
> Czernowitzers were aware of the Armenian Holocaust and they of course
> read Franz Werfel.
> I read "The 40 days of Musa Dagh" on the recommendation of my parents.
>
> Mimi
> On Apr 23, 2015, at 4:58 AM, E. & G. Weissmann wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> Today, as you probably know, is the Armenian Holocaust Rememberance
>> Day. Edgar Hilsenrath born in Halle, Germany (who moved to Sereth,
>> near Czernowitz during the war and was deported to Transnistria )
>> published his novel "Das Märchen vom letzten Gedanken" ( Story of
>> the last thought), an important novel about the Armenian people's
>> sufferings and in 1989 received the prestigious Alfred-Döblin
>> Award. Edgar himself told us about an invitation to Erevan, where
>> he was celebrated like a national hero. I wonder if they still
>> remember him nowadays and his novel in Armenia. He lives in Berlin.
>> The first well-known novel on this topic was Franz Werfel's "The 40
>> days of Musa Dagh" which was a big success.
>> Gabriele
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