Damascus

Marie Fadel; Rafik Schami; Trans. Debra S Marmor et al

ISBN 10: 1906598290 / ISBN 13: 9781906598297

Published by Haus, 2010

About this Item

Living in exile in Germany, novelist and keen cook Rafik Schami collaborated with his sister for this ?culinary-cultural? book. As Marie wandered Damascus she described its sights, sounds and cuisine, while her brother wrote everything down, including recipes for dishes such as stuffed courgettes or baked lamb.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Damascus
• Publisher: Haus
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906598290
• ISBN 13: 9781906598297
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

It is said that when a man has lived seven years in Damascus, Damascus lives in him. Damascus was Rafik Schami's home for 25 years before he went into exile, and he never forgot it. This 'Pearl of the Orient' is still the city he loves more than any other. Thirty years later, and now a prize-winning novelist, Schami leapt at the chance to write about his former home town. There were, however, two seemingly insurmountable barriers - time and geography. So Schami's sister Marie wandered through Damascus for a year on his behalf, relaying curiosities, sounds, personalities, tastes and the smells of the Old City, while Schami wrote them down, relishing the diverse mark left on Damascene cuisine by its multifarious history.

About the Author

Rafik Schami was born in Damascus in 1946, came to Germany in 1971 and studied chemistry in Heidelberg. Today he is one of German's bestselling novelists, his works having been translated into over 20 languages and received numerous international awards.