The Book of Damascus

Bringing together fiction from celebrated writers, The Book of Damascus is an anthology of short stories charting the social and and cultural change of Damascus over the last fifty years, creating a literary map of the city.

Zaher Omareen is a Syrian writer and researcher based in London. He has worked on independent cultural initiatives in Syria and Europe, and co-curated exhibitions on the art of the Syrian uprising. His short stories have appeared in Words Without Borders among others, and he recently co-edited and contributed to Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline (Saqi Books, 2014). He is currently working on a collection of short stories drawn from the collective memories of the 1982 Hama massacre.