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The Pianist of Yarmouk

The Pianist of Yarmouk

by Aeham Ahmad
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/10/2019

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A powerful, moving account of life in Damascus, and a story of how the power of music can unite people in the face of conflict.

One morning on the outskirts of Damascus, two starving friends are walking through their desolate city and come across a familiar street that has been turned to rubble, concrete bridges towering above them like tombs and houses turned inside out. Aeham turns to the only comfort he has left and pushes his piano into the street to play a song of hope to his fellow Syrians. It is a song that will reach far beyond the streets of his home and carry consequences he could never have dreamed of.

This tender and poetic account of Aeham's experiences, from losing his city, friends and family to leaving his country and finding safety, will move readers with its raw and candid emotion. This is a gripping portrait of a man's search for solace and of a country that has been fiercely torn apart.

ISBN:
9780241347522
9780241347522
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-10-2019
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x18mm
Weight:
0.2kg

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