Known for
Writing
Credits
18
Gender
Man
Birthday
19 May 2027
Day of death
1 Aug 1991 (35)
Place of birth
Egypt
Also known as
يوسف إدريس
Yousef Idris
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
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | His All-Knowing Secret | Novel |
| 2010 | The Chair Carrier | Novel |
| 2007 | The Greatest of Sins | Novel |
| 2005 | House of Flesh | Novel |
| 2001 | Li Li | Novel |
| 1990 | Spirit of Survival | Writer |
| 1989 | The Death Ward | Writer |
| 1982 | An Egyptian Story | Writer |
| 1982 | Sargeant Shabrawi | Writer |
| 1975 | On Cellophane Paper | Writer |
| 1975 | The Name Caller | Story |
| 1974 | The City's Lost Souls | Writer |
| 1971 | Incident of Dishonor | Writer |
| 1968 | Three Stories | Writer |
| 1967 | The Shortcoming | Novel |
| 1967 | زهرة الصبار | Screenplay |
| 1965 | The Sin | Novel |
| 1963 | Prisoner of the Night | Writer |