Armanoush Tchakhmakhchian
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Armanoush Tchakhmakhchian is a young Armenian-American woman who travels to Istanbul to explore her family’s past and confront the legacy of the Armenian genocide in Elif Shafak’s novel *The Bastard of Istanbul*.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bastard of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
contemporary fiction
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diaspora literature ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
cross-cultural dialogue
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cultural memory ⓘ identity search ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
Armenian genocide
NERFINISHED
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Turkish-Armenian relations ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ |
| createdBy | Elif Shafak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tchakhmakhchian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Bastard of Istanbul universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Armanoush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBackground | Armenian diaspora family history ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | diasporan Armenian ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Armenian ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Armenian-American ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| motivation |
to confront the legacy of the Armenian genocide
ⓘ
to explore her family’s past ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
co-protagonist
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major character ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOriginalLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| relatedWorkPublicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
Armenian
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| travelsFrom | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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