Passage to Ararat cover

Passage to Ararat

by Michael J. Arlen

Discusses the author's search for identity, personal history, and connections to his Armenian heritage that his father severed five decades earlier. Along the way, Arlen weaves his own stories of traveling in the Middle East with the greater sweep of Armenian history, exploring the meaning of "being Armenian", and understanding the complicated forces that drove his father--and himself. --From publisher description.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?