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.
Filmography
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Movies 16
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TV Shows 1
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His All-Knowing Secret (2023)
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The Chair Carrier (2010)
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The Greatest of Sins (2007)
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House of Flesh (2005)
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Novel
Li Li (2001)
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Writer
Spirit of Survival (1990)
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The Death Ward (1989)
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Writer
An Egyptian Story (1982)
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Sargeant Shabrawi (1982)
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Writer
On Cellophane Paper (1975)
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The Name Caller (1975)
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The City's Lost Souls (1974)
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Incident of Dishonor (1971)
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Three Stories (1968)
Movie
Novel
The Shortcoming (1967)
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The Sin (1965)
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Prisoner of the Night (1963)
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