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'''Farewell to Anatolia''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Ματωμένα Χρώματα - literally "Bloodied earth") is a book written by [[Dido Sotiriou]] and published in [[1962]], a first-hand account of the Greek community's living conditions in [[Asia Minor]] and how it was affected by the [[Amele Taburu]] in [[World War I]], the landing of the Greek army in [[1919]] and, finally, the [[Asia Minor disaster]] of [[1922]].

Farewell to Anatolia is the autobiography of Manolis Axiotis, a Greek from the small, Turkish-speaking village of Kirkince, situated near ancient [[Ephesus]]. It describes his own upbringing, the hard-work ethic of the Greek [[Asia Minor]] community and its dealings with their Turkish neighbours. It then proceeds to give lurid accounts of the suffering of Greeks in the [[Amele Taburu]] (work brigades) set up by the Ottoman government during [[World War I]]. This is followed by the break-down of the Ottoman government following its defeat in the war and the landing of the Greek army in Asia Minor in May of [[1922]].

Axiotis is conscripted and goes on to describe his experience, as a Greek soldier, in the ensuing [[Greco-Turkish War (1919 - 1922)|Greco-Turkish War]]. Finally, after the defeat of the Greek army, he details in frank language the sufferings of the Greek community prior to their exodus in the population exchange.

Far from an ultra-nationalist tale of the events of the first part of the [[20th century]] in Asia Minor, "Farewell to Anatolia" is a very frank, down-to-earth account narrated by a villager who openly speaks about the good and bad of Greeks and Turks. It has been translated into several languages - including Turkish - and has sold over 250,000 copies. Among other things, it has been called the "War and Peace" of Greece.

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 '''Farewell to Anatolia''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Ματωμένα Χρώματα - literally "Bloodied earth") is a book written by [[Dido Sotiriou]] and published in [[1962]], a first-hand account of the Greek community's living conditions in [[Asia Minor]] and how it was affected by the [[Amele Taburu]] in [[World War I]], the landing of the Greek army in [[1919]] and, finally, the [[Asia Minor disaster]] of [[1922]].
-Farewell to Anatolia is the autobiography of Manolis Axiotis, a Greek from the small, Turkish-speaking village of Kirkince, situated near ancient [[Ephesus]]. It describes his own upbringing, the hard-work ethic of the Greek [[Asia Minor]] community and its dealings with their Turkish neighbours. It then proceeds to give lurid accounts of the suffering of Greeks in the [[Amele Taburu]] (work brigades) set up by the Ottoman government during [[World War I]]. This is followed by the break-down of the Ottoman government following its defeat in the war and the landing of the Greek army in Asia Minor in May of [[1922]].
+Farewell to Anatolia is the autobiography of Manolis Axiotis, a [[Greeks|Greek]] from the small, Turkish-speaking village of Kirkince, situated near ancient [[Ephesus]]. It describes his own upbringing, the hard-work ethic of the Greek [[Asia Minor]] community and its dealings with their Turkish neighbours. It then proceeds to give lurid accounts of the suffering of Greeks in the [[Amele Taburu]] (work brigades) set up by the Ottoman government during [[World War I]]. This is followed by the break-down of the Ottoman government following its defeat in the war and the landing of the Greek army in Asia Minor in May of [[1919]].
 Axiotis is conscripted and goes on to describe his experience, as a Greek soldier, in the ensuing [[Greco-Turkish War (1919 - 1922)|Greco-Turkish War]]. Finally, after the defeat of the Greek army, he details in frank language the sufferings of the Greek community prior to their exodus in the population exchange.