Description
*Tales of travellers through history to the Levantine capital in a beautiful anthology that includes writers as diverse as Alphonse de Lamartine and Mark Twain. *Takes the reader on a nostalgic journey through Beirut of old with the travellers' account of their encounters with the city and beautiful illustrations to complement the text.
About the Author
T.J. GORTON has published two books of Arabic poetry in translation and coedited Lebanon: Through Writers' Eyes. His most recent book is Renaissance Emir: A Druze Warlord at the Court of the Medici, a biography of seventeenth century Lebanese prince Fakhr al-Din Ma'n.
Book Information
ISBN 9789774166983
Author T. J. Gorton
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint The American University in Cairo Press
Publisher The American University in Cairo Press
Weight(grams) 274g