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Samar Yazbek

Syrian writer and journalist · Syria · On the map · Writers · Born 1970 · age 56

Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. She studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University (Latakia). She has written in a wide variety of genres including novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism, and literary narratives.

Samar Yazbek is read about 37 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 108 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Pinter International Writer of Courage Award2012
Kurt Tucholsky Prize2012
Oxfam Novib/PEN Award

About this person

Several of her works have been translated from the Arabic original into other languages.

Country
Syria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1970 · age 56

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