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Nizar Qabbani

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Nizar Qabbani

Born in 1923 in Damascus, Nizar Qabbani is considered one of the greatest and most popular poets of the Arab world. Having received a law degree in 1945, he served in the Syrian foreign service until 1966, when he resigned. He then took up residence in Beirut, and later in Switzerland.

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