Yousef Idris

Yousef Idris

Known for: Writing
Born: May 19, 2027
Died: August 1, 1991 (aged -36)
Birthplace: Egypt

Biography

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 poster

The Sin

An Egyptian Story poster

An Egyptian Story

Li Li poster

Li Li

The Chair Carrier poster

The Chair Carrier

His All-Knowing Secret poster

His All-Knowing Secret

House of Flesh poster

House of Flesh

Prisoner of the Night poster

Prisoner of the Night

The Shortcoming poster

The Shortcoming

The Death Ward poster

The Death Ward

Three Stories poster

Three Stories

On Cellophane Paper poster

On Cellophane Paper

Sargeant Shabrawi poster

Sargeant Shabrawi