Muhammad Taymur
Muhammad Taymur (1892February 24, 1921) was an Egyptian playwright, fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. He wrote the first short story in Arabic literature, Fi al-Qitar ("On the Train"), in the early 20th century. He was a member of Al-Madrasa al-Ḥadītha literary movement.
Muhammad Taymur
- Name
- Muhammad Taymur
- Born
- 1892
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
- Died
- 24 February 1921
- Place of death
- Cairo
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Languages
- Arabic
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His father is writer and historian Ahmed Taymour, his younger brother is writer Mahmud Taymur, and his aunt is poet and social activist Aisha Taymur. He moved to Berlin to study medicine, and then Paris to study law, but returned to Egypt with the outbreak of World War I in 1914. His works were published posthumously in four volumes by his brother.
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• Name — Muhammad Taymur • Native Name — محمد تيمور • Born — 1892 • Birthplace — Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt • Died — 24 February 1921 • Place of death — Cairo • Occupation — Writer • Period — 19131921 • Relatives — Ahmed Taymour (father) Mahmud Taymur (brother) Aisha Taymur (aunt)
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- 1.È considerato un antesignano del fortunato genere del "racconto breve" (qiṣṣa qaṣīra).
- 2.F. Gabrieli, La letteratura araba, Milano, Sansoni Accademia, 1967, p. 284.
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