A Comparison of the Exchange of Populations in Greek and Turkish Novels
Journal: Athens Journal of History
Year: 2020

The Exchange of Populations was of great importance for both Greece and Turkey and viewed as a key means of nation-building, especially of homogenizing ethnic diversity in the two states. Over the years historians, researchers, journalists and novelists from both sides of the Aegean have shown interest in the subject and broadened the horizon of the readers on the topic. Despite common features, there are significant differences in literary reception and interpretation of the compulsory populati