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Adunis

Adunis (born 1930) is a Syrian poet, writer and translator.

Also recorded as Adonis; ʻAlī Aḥmad Saʻīd Asbir; Alī Ahmad Sa'īd; Ali Ahmad Said Esber; Ali Ahmad Said Asbar; ʿAlī Aḥmad Isbir Adūnīs.

Overview

Recorded at birth as علي أحمد سعيد إسبر.

Also worked under the name Adonis, أدونيس and ⴰⴷⵓⵏⵉⵙ.

Born at Al-Qassabin in 1930.

In detail

Adunis studied at Damascus University and Saint Joseph University of Beirut. the recorded working language is Arabic and French.

Residence is recorded at Beirut and Paris. Employment is recorded with Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanese University and Shir (1957 - 1970).

Works named in the authority record are The Static and the Dynamic: A Research into the Creative and the Imitative of Arabs and The Songs of Mihyar of Damascus.

Distinctions recorded are Bjørnson Prize, America Award in Literature, Janus Pannonius International Poetry Prize and Max Jacob Prize.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Adonis (poet)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q380787: Adunis

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