Attar, Samar (1940–)
Attar, Samar (1940–)
Syrian poet, novelist and educator. Name variations: Samar 'Attar. Born 1940 in Damascus, Syria; University of Damascus, Licences en Lettres in English and Arabic; Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, BA; State University of New York, Binghamton, PhD.
Taught Arabic and English at several universities in Algeria, Germany, US, and Australia; moved to Australia (c. 1978); works include Lena, Portrait of a Girl of Damascus (1982) and The House on Arnus Square (1988); translated Journey at Night, poems by Abd Al-Sabur.
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