Adonis
أدونيس
Writer
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Syria
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Paris,
France
Major Syrian poet widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern Arabic poetry and a recurring Nobel Prize contender.
Adonis, the pen name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber, has published dozens of poetry collections that helped modernize Arabic verse, moving it away from classical forms toward a freer, more experimental style, and has been named among the most frequently cited contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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