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

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

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, 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

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haydar, Kamal Yemeni writers 1933 births 1980 deaths