Egyptian writer, playwright, and novelist (1927–1991)
Yusuf Idris
يوسف إدريس
The Egyptian writer,Yusuf Idris.
Born
(1927-05-19)19 May 1927
Faqous, Sharqia, Kingdom of Egypt
Died
1 August 1991(1991-08-01) (aged 64)
London, United Kingdom
Nationality
Egyptian
Website
Yusuf Idris at IMDb
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" (الفرافير) 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.
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
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leading to his father pledging allegiance to the Almohad Caliph Abū Ya’qūb Yūsuf I. At that time Ibn ʿArabī was only 7 years old, and his family relocated...
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social justice and democracy. "The Victims of YusufIdris and his Era" (original title: Dahaya YusufIdris W-Asruh-u), Battana Publishing and Distribution...
Iranian world, followed by 51 versions of Ḵosrow o Širin, 22 variants of Yusuf o Zuleikha and 16 versions of Vāmiq u ʿAḏhrā. The story of Layla and Majnun...
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