Title: The gates of Damascus
First published: 1996
Description: This best-selling book paints an intimate portrait of contemporary Arab society. Through her friendship with a Syrian woman, Lieve Joris explores women's lives and family relationships - the hidden world that lies behind the gates of Damascus. As she describes the celebrations and the tensions that make up daily life in Syria, Lieve Joris also offers us a unique insight into the complexities of Middle Eastern politics.
Subjects: Travel, Description and travel, Fiction, Politics and government, Social conditions
Places: Syria, Damascus (Syria), Damascus
People: Leve Joris (1953-)
LC classification: DS99.D3 J6713 1996