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|title=The Gendarme

|sort=Gendarme

|publisher=Oneworld Publications

|date=September 2011

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|summary=The events of the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Turks during the First World War is still surrounded by controversy and emotion. Mark Mustian creates a harrowing account of this through the eyes of one of its perpetrators, who falls in love with one of his victims. Yet at the same time he creates ultimately a tale of hope and spirit which celebrates life in the midst of death.

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There are times when you will want to shut 'The Gendarme' and just walk away from the despair and disgust that this account of genocide engenders. Don't. Ultimately this tale of an old Turk revisiting his terrible past is both touching and important - an exploration of memory and forgiveness that shouldn't be missed.