Muhammad al-Maghut
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 Muhammed al-Maghut Syrian Poet |
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| Born: | 1934 Salmiya, Syria |
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| Died: | 2006 Damascus, Syria |
| Occupation: | Poet Writer |
| Nationality: |  Syrian |
Muhammed al-Maghut (1934- April 3, 2006) (Arabic: محمد الماغوط) is a Syrian writer and poet. He was born in Salmiya, Syria.
Maghout work combines satire with descriptions of social misery and malaise, illustrating what he viewed as an ethical decline among rulers in the region.
He was also active in TV and theatre co-operating with Syrian actors Dureid Lahham and Nihad Qal'i to produce some of the region's most popular and acclaimed theatrical works, such as Kasak ya Watan (Toast of the Nation) and Gorbeh (Estrangement).
He passed away at the age of 72 in April 2006.
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[edit] Quotes
"Policemen, Interpol men everywhere; you search for the perfect crime...There is only one perfect crime; to be born an Arab."
[edit] Works
[edit] Poetry
- 1959: Sadness to the light of the moon (Huzn fi daw when qamar)
- 1964: Room with million walls (Gurfa bi malayin will al-yudrán)
- 1970: The joy is not my profession (Al-farag laysa mihnati)
[edit] Theater/TV
- Toast of the nation (Kasak ya Watan)
- Exile (Al-Gorbeh)
- The clown
- Swords of flowers
[edit] Awards
- 1950: Prize of the newspaper Al-Nahar de Poesía
- 1973: Prize of Said Aql of Theater
- 2000: Medal of the Experimental Theater - Cairo
- 2005: Prize for poetry, The Foundation Sultán Alowis
