Mayda
Subtitle: Echoes of Protest
Publisher: Armenian International Women's Association (A I W A)
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781733909006
Subjects: Indo-iranian philology
Description: This first Armenian feminist novel, published in 1883, is now available in English translation for the first time. The pioneering author, Srpuhi Dussap, advocated an equal role for women in the traditional Armenian society of Istanbul through this controversial novel of romance, betrayal, and reconciliation. Her compelling story was widely read and became an inspiration for future generations.
Table of contents: label: Biography of Srpuhi Dussap
title: vii; label: Introduction
title: xv; label: Preface by the Author
title: 3; label: Mayda, a Novel
title: 7; label: Translator's Note
title: 165; label: Endnotes for Mayda
title: 168; label: English-Language Sources
title: 169