The Pigeon Wars of Damascus
Nonfiction, Travel, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | Marius Kociejowski | ISBN: | 9781926845227 |
| Publisher: | Biblioasis | Publication: | April 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Biblioasis | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marius Kociejowski |
| ISBN: | 9781926845227 |
| Publisher: | Biblioasis |
| Publication: | April 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Biblioasis |
| Language: | English |
Marius Kociejowski follows up his now classic The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool with The Pigeon Wars of Damascus. A metaphysical journalist in search of echoes rather than analogies, hints as opposed to verities, Kociejowski discovers once again at the periphery of Damascene society-for the outcast is often made of the very thing that rejects him-a way to understand the challenges and changes refashioning post-9/11 Syria and the Middle East, reminding us once again of the deeper purpose of travel: to absorb and understand the spirit of a place, and to return changed.
Marius Kociejowski follows up his now classic The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool with The Pigeon Wars of Damascus. A metaphysical journalist in search of echoes rather than analogies, hints as opposed to verities, Kociejowski discovers once again at the periphery of Damascene society-for the outcast is often made of the very thing that rejects him-a way to understand the challenges and changes refashioning post-9/11 Syria and the Middle East, reminding us once again of the deeper purpose of travel: to absorb and understand the spirit of a place, and to return changed.
