Pianist of Damascus The
Author | : Aeham Ahmad |
Publisher | : Michael Joseph |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2018-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 0241347505 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780241347508 |
Rating | : 4/5 (508 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pianist of Damascus The written by Aeham Ahmad and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One morning on the outskirts of Damascus, two starving friends are walking through their desolate city and come across a familiar street that has been turned to rubble, concrete bridges towering above them like tombs and houses turned inside out. Aeham turns to the only comfort he has left and sits at his piano to play a song of hope to his fellow Syrians. It is a song that will reach far beyond the streets of his home and carry consequences he could never have dreamed of. This tender and poetic account of Aeham's experiences, from losing his city, friends and family to leaving his country and finding safety, will move readers with raw and candid emotion. This is a gripping portrait of a man's search for solace and of a country that has been fiercely torn apart.