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Zakaria Tamer

Syrian Writer of Short stories, Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor · Syria · On the map · Writers · Born 1931 · age 95

Zakaria Tamer, 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.

Zakaria Tamer is read about 26 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 143 days, one point a day.

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He also worked as a freelance journalist, writing satirical columns in Arabic newspapers.

Country
Syria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1931 · age 95