Orhan's Inheritance (Signed First Edition)

Ohanesian, Aline

ISBN 10: 1616203749 / ISBN 13: 9781616203740

Published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2015

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ORHAN'S INHERITANCE, Aline Ohanesian, hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, stated first edition, stated first printing, signed by author, 2015. BOOK CONDITION: fine. The text block is in fine condition with no dogears, tears, or marks. Signed by the author on the title page. There is no book plate nor signature of prior owner. Not a remainder or library book. The brick-red cloth boards are in fine condition. The dust jacket is in fine condition and is inside a Mylar cover. 8 1/2 x 5 ¾, 340 pages, 17 ounces XX [From the jacket flaps] They found him inside one of seventeen cauldrons in the courtyard, steeping in an indigo dye two shades darker than the summer sky. His arms and chin were propped over the copper edge, but the rest of Kemal Türkoglu, age ninety-three, had turned a pretty pale blue. WHEN ORHAN'S BRILLIANT and eccentric grandfather, who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs, is found dead in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But his grandfather's will raises more questions than it answers. Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Her existence and secrecy about her past only deepen the mystery of why Orhan's grandfather would have left their home to this woman rather than to his own family. Intent on righting this injustice, Orhan boards a plane to Los Angeles. There, over many meetings, he will unearth the story that eighty-seven-year-old Seda so closely guards? the story that, if told, has the power to undo the legacy upon which Orhan's family is built, the story that could unravel Orhan's own future. Moving between the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the 1990s, ORHAN'S INHERITANCE is a story of passionate love, unspeakable horrors, incredible resilience, and the hidden stories that haunt a family. ALINE OHANESIAN?s novel was named a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction. Her work has been translated into Italian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, and other languages. She lives, and writes, in San Juan Capistrano, California, with her husband and two sons. XX A harrowing tale of unimaginable sacrifice . A novel that delves into the darkest corners of human history and emerges with a tenuous sense of hope [Kirkus Reviews].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Orhan's Inheritance (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616203749
• ISBN 13: 9781616203740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

When Orhan's brilliant and eccentric grandfather, who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs, is found dead in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But his grandfather's will raises more questions than it answers. Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Her existence and secrecy about her past only deepen the mystery of why Orhan's grandfather would have left their home to this woman rather than to his own family. Intent on righting this injustice, Orhan boards a plane to Los Angeles. There, over many meetings, he will unearth the story that eighty-seven-year-old Seda so closely guards-the story that, if told, has the power to undo the legacy upon which Orhan's family is built, the story that could unravel Orhan's own future.

About the Author

Aline Ohanesian's great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. Her history was the kernel for the story that Ohanesian tells in her first novel, Orhan's Inheritance. Ohanesian was a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction and Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers. Born in Northridge, California, she lives and writes in San Juan Capistrano, California, with her husband and two young sons. Her website is www.alineohanesian.com.