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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 55,369 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Zakaria Tamer is the 4,307th most popular writer (down from 3,879th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Syria (down from 126th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Syrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 55k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zakaria Tamer ranks 4,307 out of 5,755. Before him are Ahmet Mithat, Carolina Coronado, Olga Orozco, Stephen Baxter, Ki no Tomonori, and Panyassis. After him are Charles Simic, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, James Blish, Agnes Miegel, Greg Bear, and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Zakaria Tamer ranks 309. Before him are Sergio Sebastiani, Hans Alfredson, Mike Parkes, Emam-Ali Habibi, John Norman, and Arne Selmosson. After him are Sonny Clark, Paulo Maluf, Bob Shaw, Michael Fisher, Hanoi Hannah, and Bernard Panafieu.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 143 out of 181. Before him are Maryana Marrash (1848), Najah al-Attar (1933), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), Salim Idris (1957), Ila-kabkabu (-1850), and Francis Marrash (1837). After him are George Sabra (1947), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Ali Farzat (1951), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), and Omar Souleyman (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Zakaria Tamer ranks 22. Before him are Elia Abu Madi (1890), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Jacob of Edessa (633), Rafik Schami (1946), Maryana Marrash (1848), and Francis Marrash (1837). After him are Wafa Sultan (1958).

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