Mamdouh Adwan (Arabic: ممدوح عدوان, 23 November 1941 – 19 December 2004)[1] was a prolific Syrian writer, poet, playwright and critic.
He also published two novels, twenty-five plays, translated twenty-three books from English into Arabic, including the Iliad, the Odyssey, a biography of George Orwell, the Report to Greco by Nikos Kazantzakis, and wrote a number of television series.
He wrote regularly on Arab current affairs, and also taught at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus.
[2] Only few of his works have been published in English, notably in Banipal magazine.
[1] Mamdouh Adwan was born in the village of Qayrun near Masyaf, Hama Governorate, the first child of Sabri Adwan.