Early life Odian was born into one of the most affluent families in
Constantinople (now Istanbul). His father was a writer, diplomat, and translator. His mother also came from a wealthy family.
Later life Yervant Odian eventually returned home to
Constantinople in 1909, where he continued his work as a writer. He was then deported to
Deir ez-Zor, where was able to escape death by becoming a translator for German officials there, since he knew French and
Turkish. Odian's horror of the events of the Armenian genocide pushed him to write his memoirs. He published his memoirs about his experience in the Armenian genocide in
Jamanak in 1919. He left Constantinople in 1922 and lived in
Bucharest and various locations in the
Near East. Yervant Odian was an avid and heavy drinker. He spent the last days of his life in
Cairo,
Egypt, where he died in 1926 at the age of 56. == Legacy ==