Historical Figure
Samar Yazbek
Modern
Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. She studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University. She has written in a wide variety of genres including novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism, and literary narratives. Several of her works have been translated from the Arabic original into other languages.
Connection to Damascus
Studied and lived in Syria; her work documents the Syrian uprising from a Damascus-centered perspective.
Known for
PEN/Pinter Prize 2012; book A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution.
Lifespan
1970-08-18
Biography
Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist. She studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University. She has written in a wide variety of genres including novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism, and literary narratives. Several of her works have been translated from the Arabic original into other languages.