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OPERATION NEMESIS

Eric Bogosian

The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide

This is a nail-bitingly suspenseful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down Turkish officials following the Armenian Genocide.
In 1921, a small group of self-appointed patriots set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They named their operation Nemesis after the Greek goddess of retribution. Over several years, the men tracked down and assassinated former Turkish leaders. The story of this secret operation has never been fully told until now.

Eric goes beyond simply telling the story of this cadre of Armenian assassins to set the killings in context by providing a summation of the Ottoman and Armenian history as well as the history of the genocide itself. The book casts fresh light on one of the great crimes of the twentieth century and one of history's most remarkable acts of political retribution. He has drawn upon years of new research across multiple continents, and OPERATION NEMESIS is both a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence.

The author, Eric Bogosian, is an actor, playwright, and novelist of Armenian descent. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his play Talk Radio, and is the recipient of Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear Award, several Obie Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is also the author of three novels published in the States by Simon & Schuster.
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Published 2015-04-01 by Little Brown

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Published 2015-04-01 by Little Brown

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... (Bogosian) delivers: in his gripping action accounts of Nemesis at work, and in the sober assessment of its terrible aftermath.

...extremely well-written political statement about Turkey—not just then, but as it is now. Read more...

Though the author is well known as a playwright, actor, and novelist (Perforated Heart), this is his first work of nonfiction, and the book’s scope is ambitious: it also covers centuries of Armenian history and the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. For those familiar with this terrain, Bogosian has uncovered a little-known aspect of it in fascinating detail. For everyone else, this is a highly readable introduction. Read more...

A dark and compelling tale of blood vengeance. In Operation Nemesis, Eric Bogosian tells the remarkable story of how a small group of powerless, post-war assassins sought revenge against the all-powerful masterminds of the Armenian genocide.

With tremendous empathy and a historian’s eye for detail, Bogosian casts fresh light on one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century and one of history’s most remarkable acts of retribution. Operation Nemesis is both a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence. Read more...

Amazon names Operation Nemesis as one of the "Best History Books of April”

Eric Bogosian is profiled in a full-page feature in the New York Observer. Read more...

Actor and author Eric Bogosian discusses his new book, 'Operation Nemesis.' Read more...

Interview with Eric Bogosian a the Leopard Lopate Show Read more...

New York Magazine’s “Vulture” has called the book a can’t-miss read this month.

Absorbing and accessible, Bogosian presents this complex and multi-layered history with a master dramatist’s flair. OPERATION NEMESIS is an engaged and provocative account of an unforgettable tragedy and a cathartic attempt at finding justice.

In this resurrection of a lost story, Eric Bogosian vividly tells the story of the assassins who avenged the Ottoman mass killings of Armenians in 1915. Unfolding like a thriller, Bogosian's history brings to life long-forgotten events and the courageous people who set out in their own way to bring a kind of justice and peace to their shared past.

A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide... Read more...