Mahmud Taymur (Arabic: محمود تيمور; 16 June 1894–25 August 1973) was a fiction writer.[1] He contributed to several publications.

Biography

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He was born in Cairo on 16 June 1894. into a family famous for literature.[2] His father, Ahmed Taymour (1871-1930) was a well-known writer, who was known for his broad interests in Arab heritage, and he was a researcher in the arts of Arabic language, literature and history. Ahmed Taymur left a great library, which is "Timurid", which is considered an ammunition for researchers to date in the Egyptian Books House, including the anecdotes of books and manuscripts. His brother Mohammed wrote the first short story in Arabic literature.[3] Mahmud Taymur was among the contributors of Al Katib Al Misri, a Cairo-based literary magazine which was launched in October 1945.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Guth, Stephan (2024). "Maḥmūd Taymūr (1894–1973)". Emerging Subjectivity in the Long 19th-Century Middle East. Studies on Modern Orient. Vol. 51. De Gruyter. pp. 288–311. ISBN 978-3-11-134481-2. LCCN 2024935830.
  2. ^ "Maḥ̥mūd Taymūr (1894-1973)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Maḥmūd Taymūr | Egyptian author". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  4. ^ Reuven Snir (2006). "Arabic in the Service of Regeneration of Jews: The Participation of Jews in Arabic Press and Journalism in the 19th and 20th Centuries". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 59 (3): 301. doi:10.1556/AORIENT.59.2006.3.2.