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A review by zamreads
Aivali: A Story of Greeks and Turks in 1922 by Soloúp
5.0
This was a very thoughtful and immersive history and I highly recommend it!
Soloúp merges thoughtfully selected (and balanced) historical record (from Greek accounts and Turkisk accounts and several accounts from folks who were blends thereof that make the distinction feel ironic) with comic form to communicate and foster empathy in the wake of a conflict that is often recounted with resentment.
As someone with limited knowledge of the history beforehand, I wish I had read the commentary on the Treaty of Lausanne (page 414-416) first... But thats just my preferred sequence. It also felt okay to surrender to the flow of the stories without all of the context and learn enough as I went.
This read a bit like a cross between Satrapi's Persepolis and Sacco's style of comic journalism. Highly recommended for fans of graphic memoirs and Greco-Turk history buffs or descendents.
Will be rereading!
Soloúp merges thoughtfully selected (and balanced) historical record (from Greek accounts and Turkisk accounts and several accounts from folks who were blends thereof that make the distinction feel ironic) with comic form to communicate and foster empathy in the wake of a conflict that is often recounted with resentment.
As someone with limited knowledge of the history beforehand, I wish I had read the commentary on the Treaty of Lausanne (page 414-416) first... But thats just my preferred sequence. It also felt okay to surrender to the flow of the stories without all of the context and learn enough as I went.
This read a bit like a cross between Satrapi's Persepolis and Sacco's style of comic journalism. Highly recommended for fans of graphic memoirs and Greco-Turk history buffs or descendents.
Will be rereading!