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Syrian poet, writer and translator (born 1930)

Also known as: Ali Ahmad Said, Adonis, Ali Ahmad Sa'id Isbir, Ali Ahmad Said Asbar, Ali Ahmad Said Esber, Ali Ahmed Said

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