Farewell, Damascus

“Samman’s perceptive and creative works seem to function as literary wake-up calls for those willing to listen.” Al-Jadid“Coming from the same generation as the author, and also powerfully influenced and affected by the worldwide social changes of the ‘60s, I welcome this novel as a heartfelt salutation to women who struggled to change society’s traditional views of women’s so-called “place” in the world, as well as a reminder to others to keep on doing that.” Margaret Obank – Banipal Magazine “The struggle to be an independent woman living a fulfilled life in a world that doesn’t really care what happens to her is rendered with sharp-eyed clarity and unnerving charm in this novel by leading Syrian author Ghada Samman.” BookBlastGhada Samman’s...