The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool: A Syrian Journey

by Kociejowski, Marius

• ISBN13: 9780750938075
• ISBN10: 0750938072
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-15
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd

Summary

"The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool" presents the reader with a completely fresh and unexpected face of Syria. This ancient land is only slowly opening up to foreign travellers and remains for many a sinister and forbidding destination. Based on five journeys to Syria, the genius of Marius Kociejowski's book lies not in offering a straightforward guide to the country and its history and sights, but in describing an inner journey that brings him into contact with unusual characters, each of whom is an outsider of sorts. In the company of Christian stigmatic, Myrna; Yasser, an embittered Palestinian exile and a member of al-Fatah; a 'desert father', Paolo Dall'Oglio; 'the prince of fools' Abu al- Tahib, who speaks in parables and others, Marius Kociejowski walks the narrow line between reason and folly and finds out what it means to be a human in touch with other humans.

Table of Contents

A Full Moon Over Antioch	p. 3
To Aleppo Gone	p. 24
The Street Philosopher & the Holy Fool	p. 42
The Amazing Adventures of Abu Walid	p. 64
The Green Turban	p. 83
Man with a Yellow Face	p. 103
A Desert Father	p. 119
The Prince of Fools	p. 144
Our Lady of Soufanieh	p. 165
Sulayman's Dream	p. 183
The Shaft	p. 211
Time of the Aubergine	p. 233
A Likeness of Angels	p. 251
Fool's Gold	p. 272
Select Bibliography	p. 291
Acknowledgements	p. 293
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