My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis
Diana Darke
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world
Description
How did Syria's revolution reach this its current boiling point? And what's next? This updated edition of My House in Damascus offers an insider's view on these questions and the darker recesses of Syria's history, politics, and society. Diana Darke, a fluent Arabic speaker who moved to Damascus in 2004 after decades of regular visits, details how the Assad regime, and its relationship to the people, differs from the regimes in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya--and why it was thus always less likely to collapse quickly, even in the face of widespread unrest and violence. Through the author's firsthand experiences of buying and restoring a house in the old city of Damascus, which she later offered as a sanctuary to friends, Darke presents a clear picture of the realities of life on the ground and what hope there is for Syria's future. Including additional material on topics like the advance of the Islamic State, as well as a new epilogue describing the current turmoil surrounding her house and the refugees she tried to help, this edition of My House in Damascus powerfully documents the human cost of the ongoing civil war. Product Details
Price
$17.95
$16.69
Publisher
Haus Pub.
Publish Date
August 15, 2015
Pages
320
Dimensions
4.9 X 7.7 X 1.1 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781908323996
BISAC Categories:
Earn by promoting books
Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our Affiliate program.
Become an affiliate
About the Author
Diana Darkeis the author of the Bradt Travel Guide to Syria and has had a keen interest in the country since her first visit in 1978. She was forced to leave Damascus when the revolution began, but she has returned multiple times since.
"
"
Reviews
"[W]ritten with the pace of a novel and the colour of the best travel writing. . . . [T]he book offers much more than a personal memoir: it is an eclectic but learned encyclopedia of Syrian history, of the Arabs and their language and traditions, of Islamic art and architecture, and more."-- "Times Literary Supplement"
"[My House in Damascus] glows with . . . an understanding of and affection for the peoples of Syria."-- "Irish Times"
"Written with honesty, wit and affection."
-- "Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly"
"Darke's powerful, moving new book . . . elegantly contrasts a real estate dream with Syria's ongoing violent reality. . . . Her sensitive, knowing story captures a rare view of Syria and the stakes of the conflict from an up-close observer deeply versed in its culture."-- "New Republic"
"A marvelous book--surely among the best and most sensitive of the hundreds published on Syria since war erupted. . . . Its pages brim with local characters and colors."-- "Hürriyet Daily News"
"[A] moving tribute . . . to the Syria that has been lost."
-- "Economist"
"Humane and elegantly written."-- "National"
"Diana Darke brings her vivid eye and human sensitivity to a country we only know through recent bloodshed. I felt I had travelled deep into its heart when I finished her remarkable book."
-- "Tina Brown"
"[My House in Damascus] glows with . . . an understanding of and affection for the peoples of Syria."-- "Irish Times"
"Written with honesty, wit and affection."
-- "Tablet: The International Catholic News Weekly"
"Darke's powerful, moving new book . . . elegantly contrasts a real estate dream with Syria's ongoing violent reality. . . . Her sensitive, knowing story captures a rare view of Syria and the stakes of the conflict from an up-close observer deeply versed in its culture."-- "New Republic"
"A marvelous book--surely among the best and most sensitive of the hundreds published on Syria since war erupted. . . . Its pages brim with local characters and colors."-- "Hürriyet Daily News"
"[A] moving tribute . . . to the Syria that has been lost."
-- "Economist"
"Humane and elegantly written."-- "National"
"Diana Darke brings her vivid eye and human sensitivity to a country we only know through recent bloodshed. I felt I had travelled deep into its heart when I finished her remarkable book."
-- "Tina Brown"
