Leonard Lopate at Large: Peter Aaron and Brooke Allen on Syria Before the War - Aug 16

August 15, 2018 00:55:49
Leonard Lopate at Large: Peter Aaron and Brooke Allen on Syria Before the War - Aug 16
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Leonard Lopate at Large: Peter Aaron and Brooke Allen on Syria Before the War - Aug 16

Aug 15 2018 | 00:55:49

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Show Notes

Today Leonard has a conversation with Peter Aaron, and Brooke Allen on Syria before the war.

In 2009, Peter Aaron, an architectural photographer, and Brooke Allen, author and professor, went on vacation with their children to Syria. Brooke wrote a book about their experience called “The Other Side of the Mirror: An American Travels Through Syria” (Paul Dry Books). Within 2 years of their trip, civil war broke out and many of the landmarks that Peter had photographed were damaged or destroyed. His photographs—now a precious documentation of Syria’s vanishing history and culture—are currently on exhibit at the Venice Biennale and can be seen in a new book called “Syria Before the Deluge.”

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