Assyrian Books + Articles
This is an ongoing list of books written by Assyrians, as well as books and articles about Assyrian history. Have a recommendation? Fill out the form below to let me know of any book I should add to the list!
Note: I have not read all of these yet, I am trying to collect any I find here so I can read them. I’m also not endorsing any of these books, but most of them have been recommended to me.
Non-Fiction Books:
Reforging a Forgotten History by Sargon Donabed
Assyrians Post-Nineveh by Dr. Racho Donef
Assyrians Beyond the Fall of Nineveh by William M. Warda
The Heirs of Patriarch Shaker: How Assyrian Church Leaders Have Undermined Their People’s Ethnic Identity by Augin Kurt Haninke
Revival and Awakening: American Evangelical Missionaries in Iran and the Origins of Assyrian Nationalism by Adam Becker
The Path to Assyria: A Call For National Renewal by Afram Yakoub
The History of the Patriarchal Succession of the d’Mar Shimun Family by Theodore d’Mar Shimun
Assyrians and Two World Wars by Yaqou Bar Malik Ismael
Assyrian Struggle for National Survival (2013) by Malik Loko Shlimon d’bit Badawi
Biography of Raphael khan: Great Assyrian Leader (2013) by David Raphael
The Death of a Nation: or the Ever Persecuted Nestorian or Assyrian Christians (1916) by Abraham Yohannan
The Flickering Light of Asia or the Assyrian Nation and Church (1924)by Rev. Joel E. Werda
Shall this Nation Die? (1921) by Rev. Joseph Naayem
The Modern Assyrians of the Middle East: Encounters with Western Christians Missions, Archaeologists, and Colonial Powers (2000) by John Joseph
The Church of the East; A Concise History by Wilhelm Baum and Dietmar W. Winkler
Assyrian Struggle for National Survival by Malik Loko Shlimon d’bit Badawi
Memoirs:
Not Even My Name by Thea Halo
Yesterday’s Children: Growing up Assyrian in Persia by Elizabeth Yoel Campbell
Fiction Books
Queen of Assyria by I.V. Yonan