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يوسف إدريس في جلسة تليفزيونية سنة 70 مع مجموعة من عمالقة الأدب والثقافة المصرية

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Yusuf Idris

Born

in Egypt

May 19, 1927

Died

August 01, 1991

Genre

Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

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Yusuf Idris (also Yusif Idris; Arabic: يوسف إدريس) was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels.
He wrote realistic stories about ordinary and poor people. Many of his works are in the Egyptian vernacular, and he was considered a master of the short story. Idris 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" 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. It is known that he was nominated several times to win the ...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 29,839 ratings · 3,951 reviews · 112 distinct works • Similar authors

	الحرام by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.97 avg rating — 4,524 ratings — published 1959 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العيب by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.63 avg rating — 2,492 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بيت من لحم by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.82 avg rating — 2,124 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	أرخص ليالي by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.78 avg rating — 1,885 ratings — published 1954 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حادثة شرف by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.89 avg rating — 1,775 ratings — published 1958 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العسكري الأسود by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.74 avg rating — 1,787 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	النداهة by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.60 avg rating — 1,645 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	لغة الآي آي by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.65 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 1965	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	آخر الدنيا by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.86 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	قاع المدينة by Yusuf Idris, يوسف إدريس 3.71 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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الأعمال الكاملة - القصص القصيرة (2 books)
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يوسف إدريس

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Quotes by Yusuf Idris (?)

“إن المذنب لا يحسد البرئ, إنه يكرهه, ويحس به كأنه ضميره, وكأن الضمير هو الجزء البرئ في قلب المذنب.”
― Yusuf Idris, العيب

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“وأدركت أن ما تحت الضريح ليس هو المهم، المهمهو الأجساد الخشنة الغليظة الملتفة حول الضريح، المهم هو النداء الواحد الصادر عن عشرات الآلاف من الأفواه الواسعة الجائعة. المهم هو الوجه الآخر للوحش الخرافي الذي خلع قلوب جنودنا بضربة واحدة من يده، المهم هو ما تفرزه هذه الجموع ويتصاعد منها ويتجمع ويتداخل ويتبلور و يختلط بأضواء المشاعل وأنوار الشوارع وقرعات الدفوف واهتزازات الأجسام.”
― Yusuf Idris, حادثة شرف

tags: shrine, unity

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“I don't have a life of my own. I've put myself and my life at the service of the people. If necessity dictates I run, I run.. go to jail, I go to jail.. die, I die.My private aspirations are exactly the general aspirations of the people.”
― Yusuf Idris - R. Neil Hewison, City of Love and Ashes: A Novel

tags: revolution, sacrifice

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