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Ziad Abdullah (Arabic: زياد عبدالله) (born August 20, 1975) is a Syrian writer whose writing creates a different space that is biased towards experimentation and renewal. His published works include Slightly Before the Ink (2000), Angels of Highways (2005), Bur Dubai (2008), Dynamite (2012), The Strange Chronicles of The Half-Named Man (2016), Dogs of Liberated Zones (2017) among others. Ziad founded the web cultural magazine Oxygen in 2005.

Early life

Ziad Abdullah was born and grown up in Latakia city to a middle-class family. He studied English literature at the Faculty of Arts -Tishreen University in Latakia. During his study, he published poetry, articles and translations in a number of literary journals since 1995. After graduation in 2000, he moved to Dubai, UAE where he lives and works.

Writing Career

Ziad published 2 pome collections, 3 Novels, 1 short stories book and hundreds of articles in literature and cinema reviews in most of the Arabic press since 1995. He also worked on a selection of the best 100 Arabic film during his work with Dubai Film Festival. In addition to many published translations from English to Arabic that included essays, poetry and studies.

Works

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Poetry

•	Slightly Before the Ink (2000) قبل الحبر بقليل •	Angels of Highways (2005) ملائكة الطرقات السريعة

Novels & Short Stories

•	Bur Dubai (2008) بر دبي •	Dynamite (2012) ديناميت •	The Strange Chronicles of The Half-Named Man (Collection of short stories 2016) الوقائع العجيبة لصاحب الاسم المنقوص •	Dogs of Liberated Zones (Novel 2017) كلاب المناطق المحررة

Studies

•	Cinema of Passion (Dubai International Film Festival's 100 Greatest Arab Films list 2016) سينما الشغف

Translations

•	Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame by Charles Bukowski (2016) •	Ways of Seeing by John Berger (2017)

Edited Books

•	The Color Purple, by Alice Walker (2018) •	Possessing the Secret of Joy, by Alice Walker (2018) •	Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald (2018) •	Oracle Nights by Paul Auster (2018)