Harem (Raffi novel)

Harem
Author	Raffi
Original title	( Հարեմ harem )
Country	Tbilisi (Russian Empire)
Language	Armenian
Genre	Historical Fiction
Publication date	1874
Media type	Print

Harem (Հարեմ, Arm.) is an Armenian language novella by the great Armenian novelist Raffi,^[1] published in the book Punj (Փունջ, Arm.) in 1874.

The book is set in the royal harem of the prince of Persia the 19th century, probably after the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813). Two of the characters in the book, the Prince and Zeynep, had real-life analogues in Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, and one of his 165 consorts, an Armenian from Tiflis who was given the name Gul-Pirhan.^[2] According to Raffi's biographer, Murad Meneshian, Raffi's adversaries translated Harem to Persian in 1876 and took it to Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, who at the time was the governor of the province where Raffi was living in Tabriz,^[3] when the reaction of Raffi's adversaries caused his exile from Agulis.^[4]

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Beyon Miloyan and Kimberley McFarlane (2020).^[5]

References[edit]

^ Robert B. Pynsent, Sonia I. Kanikova Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature 1993 p.329 "On his return to Persia, Raffi wrote his novel Harem (1874), which so provoked the Persians."
^ The History of Harem
^ Raffi: The Prophet from Payajuk. By Murad Meneshian (2010).
^ The Heritage of Armenian Literature ed. Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk - 2005 p.346 "but he had to abandon it because of the vehement opposition of fanatical conservatives to his novel Harem (1874), in which he criticized the despotism and backwardness of eastern society."
^ Harem: Published by Sophene Armeniaca

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[1] Robert B. Pynsent, Sonia I. Kanikova Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature 1993 p.329 "On his return to Persia, Raffi wrote his novel Harem (1874), which so provoked the Persians."

[2] The History of Harem

[3] Raffi: The Prophet from Payajuk. By Murad Meneshian (2010).

[4] The Heritage of Armenian Literature ed. Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk - 2005 p.346 "but he had to abandon it because of the vehement opposition of fanatical conservatives to his novel Harem (1874), in which he criticized the despotism and backwardness of eastern society."

[5] Harem: Published by Sophene Armeniaca

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