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Mohammad Taisseer Al Hamwi (Arabic: محمد تيسير الحموي Mohammad Hamwi) is a Syrian writer and poet. He was born in Damascus, Syria in 1976. His writing reflects, in general, the Damascene society in which he was raised. His style varies, depending on the story, to draw lively characters as he experiences them in real life. Although he writes poems, he has not published any of them yet. He published his first book of short stories ستة أصابع “Six Fingers” in 2005 which was received reasonably well in the Syrian media.

In 2007, he published his second book of short stories آخر طقوس الحيرة “The Last Rituals of Perplexity” which revolved around the Damascene society with strong social and political observations. Some critiques received the second book as a continuum of the first book, but it was clear that both books were distinct and involved in observing different issues.

In 2009 he published his first novel الزحف نحو السماء “Crawling towards the Sky.” The novel describes a young man’s journey, through a temporary job, to seek God and the right path to find him. The novel is very symbolic, in spite of its easy language. It reflects on many religious groups and practices in the Syrian society with a high objective style that does not force the readers to adopt the writer’s point of view.

Works

 * ستة أصابع, “Six Fingers”, short stories, 2005.
 * آخر طقوس الحيرة, “The Last Ritual of Perplexity”, short stories, 2007.
 * الزحف نحو السماء, “Crawling towards the Sky”, novel, 2009.