Damascus Renaissance Book | Aida Dalati

“Damascus Renaissance” is a non-fiction Syrian-American woman’s inside view of returning to her hometown and restoring an old villa inside the Roman walls of Old Damascus. She navigates the labyrinth of Syrian culture, bureaucracy, and the never ending corruption with characters such as the undercover yogurt-maker/real estate agent, babysitting pig-headed master stone artists, and digging up flooded Roman-era sewers in a town where time is cheap, but a friendly conversation and personal relationships are the real prize.

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