The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool presents the unexpected
face of Syria. Based on five journeys, undertaken over as many
years, Kociejowski's book is entirely concerned with the slow
journey towards friendship. So we learn nothing about coups or
conspiracies, iconic monuments or historic travellers. Instead we
meet a chance handful of Syrians, such as Myrna, a Christian
faith-healing stigmatic, Yasser, a Palestinian refugee and
political activist, Abu al-Tahib, a prince of fools, a modern
desert father, Paolo Dall'Oglio, and the street philosopher and the
holy fool of the book's title. It was written during the era of
conversation, before the use of mobiles, and long before the
current civil war. Saluted as a travel classic on first publication
(just 12 years ago) it is now in danger of becoming a testament to
the last of the old Levant.
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