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Synopsis
This book is an evocation of Damascus.
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Review
"One of the oldest, most mysterious and fascinating cities in the world has found a worthy biographer: a rare event and one not to be missed" (Sunday Times)
"One of the most subtly beautiful books about a city I have ever read" (Jan Morris)
"Colin Thubron writes in a classical style of grave beauty, with an intense feeling for place and people" (New York Times)
"From the earliest legend to the latest coup, Mirror to Damascus reflects every discoverable facet of the city... a quite exceptional travel writer" (Daily Telegraph)
"One of the great merits of Mr Thubron's admirable book is that he balances this tribute to a place of which he is clearly very fond with the harsh facts of history... he was always moved by the best motives - curiosity and affection" (The Times)
Book Description
A 50th anniversary edition of Colin Thubron's celebrated first book, a portrait of Syria's capital city, with a new introduction by the author
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- PublisherCentury
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0712694560
- ISBN 13 9780712694568
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages226
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