This article examines the fundamental changes and innovations in Syrian literature influenced by the political and social situation in contemporary Syria. In particular, the work of Zakaria Tamer, who lived and worked during this period and contributed to the development of modern Syrian literature, along with a number of other renowned writers, reflects sociopolitical crises through artistic symbolism.

story, plot, symbol, symbolism, genre, modernism, socio-political crisis, political process, symbolic image.

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