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زكريا تامر، في زمن فيه الصخر يبكي، وفيه الرجال يبترون أقدامهم لتحقّ لهم الإقامة بملاجئ العجزة، وفيه رجال يعرضون للبيع ويفتحون حين لا يجدون مشترياً، وفي زمن فيه الجرذان تجري مطاردة قططاً تموء مرعوبة باحثة عن حماية، وفي زمن فيه أمم تولد في القبور وتموت في القبور وفيه الشعوب معصوبة العيون تنتظر لحظة إعدامها... في هذا الزمان يكتب بما هو دفين في فوضى مرعبة، في أغوار اللاوعي، متاهات تتفجر وعالم صاخب بالعنف والرعب والجريمة يسود... وتوق إلى تحقيق حلم مرهف في عالم آخر أكثر بهاء وحرية وإنسانية وأماناً، في قصص زكريا تامر يتلاقى الحلم بالواقع، الزيف والحقيقة، الفعل والكلام في فضاء واحد لا يفصلها شيء، لا مجازاً بل فعلاً.
- GenresShort Stories
239 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
About the author
Zakaria Tamer
70 books29 followersZakaria Tamer (Arabic: زكريا تامر), also transliterated Zakariya Tamir (strict transliteration Zakariyyā Tāmir), (born January 2, 1931 in Damascus, Syria) is an influential master of the Arabic-language short story.
He is one of the most important and widely read and translated short story writers in the Arab world, as well as being the foremost author of children’s stories in Arabic. He also writes children's stories and works as a freelance journalist, writing satirical columns in newspapers.
His volumes of short stories, are often reminiscent of folktales, and are renowned for their relative simplicity on the one hand and the complexity of their many potential references on the other. They often have a sharp edge and are often a surrealistic protest against political or social oppression and exploitation. Most of Zakaria Tamer’s stories deal with people’s inhumanity to each other, the oppression of the poor by the rich and of the weak by the strong. The political and social problems of his own country, Syria, and of the Arab world, are reflected in the stories and sketches in the satirical style typical of his writing.
His first stories were published in 1957. Since then he has published eleven collections of short stories, two collections of satirical articles and numerous children’s books. His works have been translated into many languages, with two collections in English, Tigers on the Tenth Day (translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, Quartet 1985) and Breaking Knees, published June 2008
He is one of the most important and widely read and translated short story writers in the Arab world, as well as being the foremost author of children’s stories in Arabic. He also writes children's stories and works as a freelance journalist, writing satirical columns in newspapers.
His volumes of short stories, are often reminiscent of folktales, and are renowned for their relative simplicity on the one hand and the complexity of their many potential references on the other. They often have a sharp edge and are often a surrealistic protest against political or social oppression and exploitation. Most of Zakaria Tamer’s stories deal with people’s inhumanity to each other, the oppression of the poor by the rich and of the weak by the strong. The political and social problems of his own country, Syria, and of the Arab world, are reflected in the stories and sketches in the satirical style typical of his writing.
His first stories were published in 1957. Since then he has published eleven collections of short stories, two collections of satirical articles and numerous children’s books. His works have been translated into many languages, with two collections in English, Tigers on the Tenth Day (translated by Denys Johnson-Davies, Quartet 1985) and Breaking Knees, published June 2008
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September 18, 2017
زكريا تامر هو الأول في عالمنا العربي، بلا منازع. انك لن تفرق وأنت تقرأ قصصه، بين خيال وحقيقة، فو يتقن بلا شك التجوال في اللاوعي بكل حرية وسلاسة ويجعل من واقعنا المؤساوي مادة أدبية دسمة تنافس الأدب العالمي وتتفوق عليه في مواضع عدة. بعد كل قصة ستحصي اطرافك وتنظر حولك لترى اذما كنت على الارض نفسها. اقول كل ما سألت عن زكريا تامر،،، هو تشيخوف العرب <3 وأنصح القراء بالاطلاع على ابداعٍ لم نعطيه حقه بعد...
May 7, 2024
50 قصة، 50 دهشة، واه منك يا زكريا تامر، شخصياته مجنونة، أغلب قصصه طعنات أليمة، أعدك بأنك لن تضحك.
September 3, 2025
استغرقتني وقتاً طويلاً حتى أنهيت هذه المجموعة القصصية، وأستطيع القول إنني أجبرت نفسي على ذلك. قصص قصيرة جداً (معظمها صفحة ونصف أو صفحتين) فيها أحداث يختلط فيها الواقع بالخيال ولغتها جميلة، ولكن غاب عني مغزى جزء كبير منها.
March 28, 2020
this a good story
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November 22, 2025
‘‘رأينا شعوبًا معصوبة العيون تنتظر لحظة إعدامها، ويتأخر جلادوها في التنفيذ حتى يتمتعوا برؤية رعبها’’
مجموعة قصصية جريئة، ومخيفة ورائعة.
مجموعة قصصية جريئة، ومخيفة ورائعة.
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