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- Book Synopsis
- Wry, satirical, and bawdy, Zakaria Tamer's microfiction is always informed by his dark view of humanity and of Syrian society in particular. Through these mordant glimpses of corrupt, fearful lives under a violent dictatorship, it is possible to discern echoes of the storm that has brought Syria to near-disintegration.Unsentimental and brilliantly compressed, these sixty-three stories are the work of a virtuoso.Zakaria Tamer was born in 1931 in Damascus. A former journalist, he has written in a variety of forms, but the genre for which he is best known is al-qissa al-qasira jjiddan, the very short story.
- About The Author
- Zakaria Tamer was born in 1931 in Damascus. He left school at thirteen to help support his family, and subsequently educated himself. He has written in a variety of forms, from satirical newspaper columns to children's books, but the genre for which he is best known is al-qissa al-qasira jjiddan, the very short story. A former editor of al-Ma'rifa, a magazine published by the culture ministry, he was fired in 1980 for publishing pro-freedom content. He exiled himself from Syria and immigrated to the UK, where he lives today.
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- ISBN
- 9781902932453
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Periscope, (10 October 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 226 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 203 x 137 x 33 mm
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