Siwar Al Assad

23 Oct

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The Role of Grief and Healing in Literature – How Stories Help Us Mend

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Grief has a way of reshaping everything we know. It alters time, language, and even memory. Yet, throughout history, one place has alwa...

23 Oct

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A Coeur Perdu by Siwar Al Assad – A Review of Love, Memory, and Moral Reckoning

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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When I first began writing A Coeur Perdu, I did not imagine that it would come to define so much of my early voice as an author. The no...

23 Oct

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Echoes of the Past – The Best Historical Fiction Novels That Bring History to Life

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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History never truly disappears. It lingers in the language we use, the streets we walk, and the stories we tell. That is why the best h...

23 Oct

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Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction – Why Both Matter More Than Ever

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Every generation rediscovers the debate between literary fiction vs popular fiction, and every generation, it seems, forgets that both ...

23 Oct

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Love Through Time – The Best Romantic Historical Fiction Books That Still Move Us

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Every love story has a heartbeat that refuses to fade. Perhaps that’s why romantic historical fiction books continue to capture readers...

30 Sep

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The Inspirations Behind My Work – Q&A on What Fuels My Storycraft

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Q: So, What are the Inspirations that Shaped Siwar Al Assad’s Novels? A: Ah, you ask such a simple question with a world behind it. If...

29 Sep

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Between Maps and Memories – Syrian Identity in Times of Conflict

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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When I return to Syria in my dreams, it’s always by way of the homes I once knew, the street where I played, the courtyard I ran throug...

29 Sep

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The Syrian Cultural Caravan – Art as Resistance and Storytelling

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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If there’s one project that taught me how art transcends walls, it’s the Syrian Cultural Caravan. I met people in a small French town w...

29 Sep

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How Displacement Shapes Identity Narratives – Stories Carried Across Borders

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Every few weeks, I receive letters and messages from readers scattered across the world. Many of them are Syrians who, like me, left th...

29 Sep

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How Syria’s Literary Scene Has Been Reborn Since 2011

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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I still remember walking into a bookshop in Beirut in 2012, books piled high, many bound in dust, some with pages torn by conflict, oth...

Posts by Siwar Al Assad

The Role of Grief and Healing in Literature – How Stories Help Us Mend

A Coeur Perdu by Siwar Al Assad – A Review of Love, Memory, and Moral Reckoning

Echoes of the Past – The Best Historical Fiction Novels That Bring History to Life

Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction – Why Both Matter More Than Ever

Love Through Time – The Best Romantic Historical Fiction Books That Still Move Us

The Inspirations Behind My Work – Q&A on What Fuels My Storycraft

Between Maps and Memories – Syrian Identity in Times of Conflict

The Syrian Cultural Caravan – Art as Resistance and Storytelling

How Displacement Shapes Identity Narratives – Stories Carried Across Borders

How Syria’s Literary Scene Has Been Reborn Since 2011

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