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Taha Hussein

Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973)

  • Fame56.9
  • Momentum2.8
  • Wikipedia13K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1889–1973, aged 84Turkey
TurkeyTurkeyWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    45 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1889–1973
    Aged 84
  • Known for
    The Nightingale's Prayer
    1959
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Updated 2026-06-08

Taha Hussein was among the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" . He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times.

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56.9
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Momentum2.8
Historical23.9
Now attention15.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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