“Tells the incredible story of how the city of Aleppo has been reduced to piles of rubble and blood-soaked dirt in the wake of a celebrated history, its once proud identity now lost in the shadows.”
—
Al-Bayan (Dubai)
“One of the most beautiful passages in contemporary literary history … There is scandal in the family background, including an allegedly fake archaeological discovery that infects the plot like a virus. Alongside, there is romance. Boy meets girl, boy loves girl, boy loses girl, boy seeks girl … Goetz is a master … A fine novel.”
David Brussat in Architecture Here and There