Muhammad Khudayyir
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Muhammad Khudayyir (born 1942) is an Iraqi writer. He was born in
Basra Basra () is a port city in Iraq, southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the List of largest cities of Iraq, third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq bor ...
where he still lives. He is mainly known as a writer of short stories, having published several collections till date. These include ''Black Kingdom'' and ''Vision of Autumn''. In 2004, Khudayyir won the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award for his contribution to literature. ''Basrayatha'', a fictional memoir of his native city, has been translated into English by William Hutchins.Bio
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Iraqi writers Living people 1942 births Writers from Basra Date of birth missing (living people) {{Iraq-writer-stub