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The narrator recalls her childhood as a Greek-speaking girl raised by a fervently nationalist uncle on an island in the Sea of Marmara, torn between patriotic instruction and close bonds with Turkish companions. Episodes trace family lore of past uprisings, encounters with neighbors and servants, personal hardships including being sold and wandering, and a gallery of vivid women and men from urban and rural life. Later chapters follow travel to America and eventual return, while recurring themes examine cultural conflict, religious difference, gender expectations, and the persistence of personal and communal memory.

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Title: A Child of the Orient

Author: Demetra Vaka

Release date: August 9, 2021 [eBook #66019]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: UK: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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