Damascus Nights

A reissue of Rafik Schamis award-winning novel. Damascus Nights is a magical book that celebrates the power of storytelling, as delightfully transformed for modern sensibilities by an award-winning author. The time is present-day Damascus, and Salim the coachman, the citys most famous storyteller, is mysteriously struck dumb. To break the spell, seven friends gather for seven nights to present Salim with seven wondrous giftsseven stories of their own design. Damascus Nights is a sly and graceful work, and a delight to readers young and old.