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Yahya Taher Abdullah

Born

Karnak, Egypt

Died

April 09, 1981

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Yahya Taher Abdullah (Arabic: يحيى الطاهر عبد الله) (born in Karnak in 1938, died April 9, 1981) was an Egyptian writer.

Abdullah grew up in Upper Egypt but moved to Cairo in 1964 at the age of 28. One of the first to recognize his talents was the writer and editor Edwar al-Kharrat who arranged a monthly stipend for him. Nonetheless, Abdullah lived a meagre existence. He gained renown in literary circles for live readings of his stories, and published several novellas and short story collections. He had no formal literary training, but was widely regarded as one of the top young Egyptian writers of the 1960s. He died in a car crash in the Western Desert in 1981.

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	The Collar and the Bracelet: An Egyptian Novel 3.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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