Night storyteller

In this book, "Rafiq Shami" reintroduces the character of the storyteller and folk tale, which was on the verge of disappearing from our culture, into the spotlight, giving voice to storytellers and academics who celebrate the return of the story and share their concern for it. In "Night's Storyteller," the narrator uses the character of "Salim the Arab" as a tool to delve into the oral popular heritage of Damascus, which was marked by its character during the 1930s when crowds gathered in cafes every night to hear a story from the storyteller, where imagination merges with legend. The symbol is the driving force of the folk tale, where jinn and devils are symbolically representing the struggle between good and evil and the natural forces that manipulate human destiny. This book is divided into fourteen chapters, representing creative sketches by a literary artist who drew with his pen the old Damascus, its customs, and traditions through popular stories. Thus, this book is a masterpiece capable of inspiring the genius of words and the genius of writing... Worth reading.