Name Yusuf Idris Movies Al Haram | Parents Idris Ali Role Writer Children Nesma Idris | |
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Died August 1, 1991, London, United Kingdom Books The cheapest nights - an, The sinners, City of love and ashes, A House of Flesh, An incident of Honour | ||
Quote by the Egyptian writer Yusuf Idris
Yusuf Idris, also Yusif Idris (Arabic: يوسف إدريس) (May 19, 1927 – August 1, 1991) was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Idris was born in Faqous. He originally trained to be a doctor, studying at the University of Cairo. He sought to put the foundations of a modern Egyptian theatre based on popular traditions and folklore, his main success in this quest was his most famous work, a play called "Al-Farafeer" depicting two main characters: the Master and the "Farfour" [=poor layman]. For some time he was a regular writer in the famous daily newspaper Al-Ahram. It is known that he was nominated several times to win the Nobel prize for literature.
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From the English edition of The Cheapest Nights: "While a medical student his work against Farouk’s regime and the British led to his imprisonment and suspension from College. After graduation, he worked at Kasr el Eini, the largest government hospital in Egypt. He supported Nasser’s rise to power but became disillusioned in 1954 at the time when his first collection of stories The Cheapest Nights was published . . Yusuf Idris’ stories are powerful and immediate reflections of the experiences of his own rebellious life. His continuing contact with the struggling poor enables him to portray characters sensitively and imaginatively."
Idris won the 1997 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for his novel City of Love and Ashes.
Idris' daughter Basma Idris is also a published writer.
The virgin mary role model for believers yusuf idris
Main Works
Short Stories
Plays
Novels and Novellas
Other writings