Sasson Somekh | |
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| Born | September 21, 1933 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | (aged 86) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Awards | Israel Prize |
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| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University; Hebrew University |
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| Main interests | Modern Arab literature |
Sasson Somekh (Arabic: ساسون سوميخ; Hebrew: ששון סומך) (1933 – 18 August 2019) was an Israeli academic, writer and translator. He was professor emeritus of Modern Arab Literature at Tel Aviv University.