Kamal Haydar (1933–1980) was a short story writer from southern

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

.Biographical note in p.538, ''The Literature of Modern Arabia'', ed.

Salma Khadra Jayyusi Salma Khadra Jayyusi (; 16 April 1925 – 20 April 2023) was a Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist. She was the founder and director of the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA), which aims to provide translation of Arabic ...

, 1988 He was noted for his stories that dealt with social issues in Yemen. He published a collection of his short stories, ''Signpost'' (1978), only two years before his death. One of his stories, "A Man of No Consequence", was translated into English by

Olive Kenny The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of subtropical evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae. Originating in Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies in Africa ...

and Thomas Ezzy and appeared in a 1988 anthology of modern Arabian literature.

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