Yousef Idris
Writing
- Born
- May 19, 2027 · Egypt
- Died
- August 1, 1991 (age -36)
Youssef Idris was an Egyptian writer of short stories and novellas. He was born in 1927, and studied at the Faculty of Medicine, where he also started his political activism against King Farouk's regime. He wrote his first short story while at the faculty, and it was highly praised by his colleagues. He continued working in medicine until 1960, and was employed as an editor in Al-Gomhoreya newspaper in 1957. His short stories are extremely popular in the Middle East, and were also translated to many languages and adapted to numerous short films.
Known for
The Sin
March 3, 1965
An Egyptian Story
September 27, 1982
Li Li
February 1, 2001
The Chair Carrier
June 11, 2010
House of Flesh
January 1, 2005
Prisoner of the Night
September 16, 1963
The Shortcoming
November 6, 1967
The Death Ward
January 23, 1989
Three Stories
February 12, 1968
On Cellophane Paper
October 5, 1975
Sargeant Shabrawi
September 27, 1982
The Greatest of Sins
January 1, 2007
Behind the camera19
- 2010The Chair Carrier Novel
- 2007The Greatest of Sins Novel
- 2005House of Flesh Novel
- 2001Li Li Novel
- 1990Spirit of Survival Original Story
- 1989The Death Ward Writer
- 1988The Clown Writer
- 1982An Egyptian Story Writer
- 1982Sargeant Shabrawi Writer
- 1975The Name Caller Story