Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past by Peter Balakian

Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past

Peter Balakian

304 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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The first-born son of his generation, Peter Balakian grew up in a close, extended family, sheltered by 1950s and '60s New Jersey suburbia and immersed in an all-American boyhood defined by rock 'n' roll, adolescent pranks, and a passion for the Ne...

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Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 75%
dark 58%
sad 58%
informative 50%
challenging 33%
tense 25%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

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