Synopsis. It’s and the country is divided evenly for and against the Iraq War. Damascus, a dive bar in San Francisco’s Mission District, becomes the unlikely setting for a showdown between the opposing sides. Tensions come to a boil when Owen, the bar’s proprietor who has recently taken to wearing a Santa suit full-time, agrees to host the joint’s first (and only) art show by Sylvia Suture, an ambitious . · JOSHUA MOHR is the author of five novels, including “Damascus,” which The New York Times called “Beat-poet cool.” He’s also written “Fight Song” and “Some Things that Meant the World to Me,” one of O Magazine’s Top 10 reads of and a San Francisco Chronicle best-seller, as well as “Termite Parade,” an Editors’ Choice on The New York Times Best Seller List.4/5. · Ironically, if you're on the road to Damascus, like Saul in search of Christians to terrorize, you're probably not very interested in redemption to begin with. But in Joshua Mohr's Damascus, much like New Testament Syria (or a Russian reversal), you don't find redemption, redemption finds you. If your intentions happen to be good, well then you're probably on the other road, and best of luck to you, sir.
Joshua Mohr is the author of Sirens, a memoir, as well as five novels, including Damascus, which The New York Times called "Beat-poet cool." He's also written Fight Song and Some Things that Meant the World to Me, one of O Magazine's Top 10 reads of and a San Francisco Chronicle best-seller, as well as Termite Parade, an Editors' Choice in The New York Times. Best-selling author Joshua Mohr's work has been chosen as a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. Here he takes listeners to San Francisco as the country divides into groups for and against the Iraq War. Damascus, a dive bar in the Mission District, becomes the unlikely setting for a showdown between the opposing sides. Tensions come to a boil when the bar's proprietor agrees to. Additional Books by Joshua Mohr. Sirens (, Two Dollar Radio). All This Life (, Counterpoint/ Soft Skull). Fight Song (, Counterpoint/ Soft Skull). Damascus (, Two Dollar Radio). Termite Parade (, Two Dollar Radio). Some Things That Meant the World to Me (, Two Dollar Radio).
Ironically, if you're on the road to Damascus, like Saul in search of Christians to terrorize, you're probably not very interested in redemption to begin with. But in Joshua Mohr's Damascus, much like New Testament Syria (or a Russian reversal), you don't find redemption, redemption finds you. If your intentions happen to be good, well then you're probably on the other road, and best of luck to you, sir. Mohr's new novel (after Termite Parade), set in San Francisco's Mission District, tells two related stories. One is of Owen, the year-old owner of the Damascus bar, and the other is about No Eyebrows, named for his distinctive facial trait, who meets a woman named Shambles in Owen's bar. Damascus is the place where confusion and frustration run out of room to hide. By gracefully tackling such complicated topics as cancer, Iraq, and issues of self-esteem, Joshua Mohr has painted his most accomplished novel yet.
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