October 10, 2003 - 20:05 AMT
"BURNING TIGRIS" TELLING ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY TO HIT US BEST SELLER LIST
Peter Balakian's powerful work about the American response to the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 will reach a major milestone next week, with the debut of the "The Burning Tigris" on the New York Times Best Seller list, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. Balakian's work will be listed as #4 in the Best Seller list published in the October 19th edition of the New York Times Book Review. It is the first work on the Armenian Genocide to receive such distinction. It is currently listed among the top-50 best selling books by USA Today.