Cleopatra's Wedding Present: Travels through Syria (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies) - Hardcover

Robert Tewdwr Moss

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299192903 ISBN 13: 9780299192907

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

Synopsis

    Cleopatra’s Wedding Present is the rare book that captivates its reader from the first page. Like the best travel books, Robert Tewdwr Moss’s memoir of his travels through Syria resonates on many levels: as a profoundly telling vivisection of Middle Eastern society, a chilling history of ethnic crimes, a picaresque adventure story, a purely entertaining travelogue, and a poignant romance.
    Tewdwr Moss, a brilliant young writer who was murdered in London the day after he finished this book, left this lyrical gem as his legacy. He adeptly captures an essence of the Middle East that is foreign to most of us, but which becomes real with his astute observations of the region’s culture and explosive politics. He conveys what so many westerners find both fascinating and frightening in the Middle East, making no attempt to mask circumstances that are appalling and dangerous while also exotic, beautiful, and sometimes very funny.
    Mesopotamia, now present-day Syria, was part of Mark Anthony’s love gift to Cleopatra. Then and now, it is a land of mystery and love.

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About this title

From the Publisher:

Living Out, Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies Joan Larkin and David Bergman, Series Editors

New Introduction by Lucretia Stewart

Wisconsin edition for sale only in North America & U.S. dependencies

About the Author:

Robert Tewdwr Moss (1961 1996) was a journalist of astonishing versatility. He first made his mark as Diary Editor of the books section of the London Sunday Times. He also contributed to magazines as varied as Tatler, Women s Journal, Harpers, Queen, and Africa Events."

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0299192903
• ISBN 13: 9780299192907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252