Pogrom

Drawing on recent Soviet history, author Aleksander Shaginyan recreates the three days in 1988 when the Azerbaijanis wreaked a savage attack on the Armenians of Sumgait. This is not a neutral report on the massacre in Sumgait - it is not written of coolly detached reason, but of a heartrending passion for the subject. This novel is the cry of a soul in torment, the attempt by one man to ease the pain and anger over crimes committed against Armenians.