Letters From Syria
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings.
Letters from Syria is a vivid and intimate collection of correspondence from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated travel writers, Freya Stark. Written during her journeys through the Syrian landscape in the late 1920s, the letters chronicle her encounters with local people, ancient ruins, and remote desert villages with remarkable candour and warmth. Stark writes with a poet's eye and an adventurer's spirit, painting a richly detailed portrait of a world then largely unknown to Western readers. Each letter presents the sights, sounds, and social textures of Syria with extraordinary precision, capturing a region on the cusp of profound change. The collection stands as both a personal document and a landmark work of travel literature, cementing Stark's reputation as a fearless and perceptive observer of the Middle East.
Author: Freya Stark
Format: Hardback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings.
Letters from Syria is a vivid and intimate collection of correspondence from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated travel writers, Freya Stark. Written during her journeys through the Syrian landscape in the late 1920s, the letters chronicle her encounters with local people, ancient ruins, and remote desert villages with remarkable candour and warmth. Stark writes with a poet's eye and an adventurer's spirit, painting a richly detailed portrait of a world then largely unknown to Western readers. Each letter presents the sights, sounds, and social textures of Syria with extraordinary precision, capturing a region on the cusp of profound change. The collection stands as both a personal document and a landmark work of travel literature, cementing Stark's reputation as a fearless and perceptive observer of the Middle East.