WRITER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zakaria Tamer has received more than 58,512 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Zakaria Tamer is the 4,666th most popular writer (down from 4,294th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Syria (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Syrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Sour Grapes
2023
Sanadhak
1998
Nida Noah
1994
Tigers on the tenth day and other stories
1985
Haraik Dimashk
Arabic Short stories, Arabic fiction
1994
Numur Fi Al Yawm Al Asheer
2000

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zakaria Tamer ranks 4,666 out of 7,302. Before him are Hermann Kesten, Andrej Sládkovič, Svatopluk Čech, Igor Newerly, Vishnu Sharma, and Monica Lovinescu. After him are Taylor Caldwell, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, H. C. Artmann, Juan José Arreola, Stephen Baxter, and Elias Khoury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Zakaria Tamer ranks 349. Before him are Marshall Applewhite, Anatoli Ilyin, Denise Scott Brown, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Tamara Rylova, and Shuntarō Tanikawa. After him are Louis Pouzin, Tullio Regge, Skeeter Davis, Park Wan-suh, Ferenc Szojka, and Emma Andijewska.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 160 out of 210. Before him are Khalid al-Azm (1903), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Ila-kabkabu (-1850), Nazik al-Abid (1898), and Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920). After him are Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), George Wassouf (1961), Ali Farzat (1951), and Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 25. Before him are Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Francis Marrash (1837), Jacob of Edessa (633), Ameen Rihani (1876), Wafa Sultan (1958), and Rafik Schami (1946). After him are Samar Yazbek (1970), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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