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Zakaria Tamer

1931 - Today

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Zakaria Tamer (Arabic: زكريا تامر, romanized: Zakariyyā Tāmir; born January 2, 1931), also spelled Zakariya Tamir, is a Syrian short story writer. He is one of the most widely read and translated short story writers of modern Syrian literature, as well as one of the foremost authors of children’s stories in Arabic. He also worked as a freelance journalist, writing satirical columns in Arabic newspapers. His volumes of short stories are often reminiscent of folktales and renowned for their relative simplicity on the one hand and the complexity of their many potential references on the other. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zakaria Tamer is the 4,778th most popular writer (down from 4,666th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Syria (down from 160th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among writers, Zakaria Tamer ranks 4,778 out of 7,302. Before him are Stefano Benni, Graciliano Ramos, Peider Lansel, Svatopluk Čech, Frédérick Tristan, and Corín Tellado. After him are Ion Druță, Igor Severyanin, David Eddings, Michitsuna's mother, Andrei Mureșanu, and John Mawe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Zakaria Tamer ranks 378. Before him are Skeeter Davis, Sakyo Komatsu, Shuhrat Abbosov, Paulo Maluf, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, and Frédérick Tristan. After him are David Eddings, George Jones, Juan Pereda, Gilles Perrault, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, and Robert Stephens.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 171 out of 210. Before him are Rezin (null), Nazik al-Abid (1898), Issam Zahreddine (1961), Ameen Rihani (1876), Suheil al-Hassan (1970), and Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi (920). After him are Ila-kabkabu (-1850), George Wassouf (1961), Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Abu Shama (1203), and Wafa Sultan (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 24. Before him are Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Jacob of Edessa (633), Elia Abu Madi (1890), Rafik Schami (1946), Francis Marrash (1837), and Ameen Rihani (1876). After him are Wafa Sultan (1958), Samar Yazbek (1970), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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