Mamdouh Adwan ممدوح عدوان | |
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| Born | 23 November 1941 Qayrun near Masyaf, Hama, Syria |
| Died | 19 December 2004 (aged 63) Damascus, Syria |
| Occupation | Poet, writer and translator |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Period | 1965–2004 |
Mamdouh Adwan (Arabic: ممدوح عدوان, 23 November 1941 – 19 December 2004)[1] was a prolific Syrian writer, poet, playwright and critic. He published his first collection of poetry, al-Dhul al-Akhdhar [The Green Shadow] in 1967 and afterwards published 18 further collections.
He also published two novels, twenty-five plays, translated twenty-three books from English into Arabic, including the Iliad, the Odyssey, a biography of George Orwell, the Report to Greco by Nikos Kazantzakis, and wrote a number of television series. He wrote regularly on Arab current affairs, and also taught at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus.[2] Only few of his works have been published in English, notably in Banipal magazine.[1]