 A Hollywood film based on it was filmed in 1919 under the title "Auction of Souls" (which also became known as "Ravished Armenia", based on the book from which it was adapted).All known complete copies of the film have since been lost, but Mardiganian's account is still in print.The author Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian was born in the city of Çemişgezek, near Harput (Kharpert), (present-day Turkish province of Elâzığ), Ottoman Empire.