Yusuf Idris (1927–1991)
Author of The Cheapest Nights
About the Author
Idris was born in an Egyptian village, practiced medicine for a while, was imprisoned several times for political activism during the 1950s, and then devoted himself entirely to writing. Although recently he has been writing for the stage, he is regarded as Egypt's foremost craftsman in the short show more story. In his psychologically penetrating tales, death and forbidden erotic love are handled in a poetic, almost surrealistic style. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Yusuf Idris
الحرام 7 copies
Tales of Encounter: Three Egyptian Novellas: Madam Vienna, The Secret of His Power, New York 80 (Modern Arabic… (2012) 4 copies
النداهة 4 copies
لغة الآي آي 3 copies
بيت من لحم 3 copies
قاع المدينة 3 copies
النداهة 2 copies
المهزلة الأرضية 2 copies
A bűn 1 copy
جمهورية فرحات 1 copy
البطل 1 copy
العتب على النظر 1 copy
فقر الفكر وفكر الفقر 1 copy
انطباعات مستفزة 1 copy
قصة حب 1 copy
Grzech [Al-Haram] 1 copy
al-Ḥarām 1 copy
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إسلام بلا ضفاف 1 copy
Associated Works
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Contributor — 197 copies
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- Canonical name
- Idris, Yoesef
- Birthdate
- 1927-05-19
- Date of death
- 1991-08-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Birthplace
- Al-Bayrum, Egypt
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Cairo, Egypt
- Education
- University of Cairo
- Occupations
- playwright
novelist
short-story writer
doctor - Relationships
- Idris, Nesma (daughter)
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- Works
- 52
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 216
- Popularity
- #103,224
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 50
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 1
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** Idrisz interpretálásában ez a bűn két rétegű: egyrészt van ugye a gyilkosság bűne, másrészt pedig a vélelmezhetően házasságon kívüli teherbeesés bűne, aminek csak következménye az első számú bűn. Én végig úgy éreztem, hogy a két réteg közül mindenki a másodiknak tulajdonít nagyobb jelentőséget, ami bevallom, kissé zavart.
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