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  • Mirror to Damascus

  • By: Colin Thubron
  • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Described by the author as simply 'a work of love', Mirror to Damascus provides an enthralling and fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966, as well as being a charming and witty personal record of a city well-loved.

In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture and tradition, Colin Thubron explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes in an amusing and perceptive manner, whilst interspersing the narrative with innumerable anecdotes about travellers of bygone days.

Mirror to Damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals, by one of the most indefatigable and popular of travel writers.

©1967 Colin Thubron (P)2017 Isis Publishing Ltd
Travel Writing & Commentary Witty Crusade
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a Damascus I wish I had seen more closely

its a wonderful listen , with history standing just a step away from impressions, stories from fact and deep humanity in an uncertain land. wow!

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Decent

An OK book. Think it might be a better read than an audio book. Still decent though.

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