The Hawk: My Memoir Paperback – August 7, 2025

The HawkMy MemoirShahen Guiragossian“I was born into a story that started long before me—one of survival, silence, and unspoken sorrow.” From the shadows of the Armenian Genocide comes a powerful memoir of endurance, legacy, and the fierce will to rebuild. In The Hawk, Shahen Guiragossian tells the riveting true story of a son shaped by the grief his parents could never fully speak of, and the unrelenting drive to create a life his ancestors were denied.His mother was just a baby when the world shattered around her. His father, barely out of boyhood, took up arms to protect the innocent. Their trauma became the backdrop of Shahen’s childhood, seeping into the walls of his home and the rhythm of daily life—even across oceans, in America, where he began his own immigrant journey.What unfolds is more than a personal account. It is both a refugee experience and a reckoning with the inherited grief of the Armenian diaspora—a tribute to the quiet strength of brotherhood, his chosen family, and the heavy cost of always pushing forward. Through decades of building safety, loyalty, and success, Shahen carries the memoir of resilience and hope that his family’s survival made possible.Now, in his eighth decade, he returns to the dream he left behind: to tell the story that lived inside him all along. Heartbreaking and heroic, intimate and epic, The Hawk is a living testament to survival against impossible odds and the courage to honor those who came before.Perfect for readers of Elie Wiesel’s Night, Loung Ung’s First They Killed My Father, and Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy, The Hawk is an unforgettable memoir and a powerful addition to the canon of survival and hope.All royalties from The Hawk are being donated to the Armenian Relief Society, honoring Shahen’s Armenian heritage, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, in remembrance of the family and friends he lost in the tragedy. Read more