Yusuf Idris

Yusuf Idris ( Arabic يوسف إدريس, DMG Yūsuf Idrīs ; * May 19, 1927 ; † August 1, 1991 in London ) was an Egyptian writer . Idris is considered the master of the novella. He studied medicine and practiced for a few years before devoting himself entirely to literature. He wrote regularly for the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram .

After his death from heart failure, he left behind his wife Ragaa and two sons and a daughter.

Yusuf Idris

Works

• Archas layali (أرخص ليالى) "The cheapest nights" 1954 (Aufbau-Verlag 1977. DNB 780121643 )
• Malik al-Qutn (ملك القطن) "King of Cotton" 1954
• Dschumhuriyyat Farhat (جمهورية فرحات) "Farhat's Republic" 1956
• A laisa kadhalik (أليس كذلك) "Isn't that so?" 1957
• Hadithat Sharaf (حادثة شرف) "A Matter of Honor" 1958
• Al-Lahzata al-Haridscha (اللحظة الحرجة) "The critical moment" 1958
• Al-Haram (الحرام) "The Forbidden" 1959 ( The Sinner , Basel 1995. ISBN 3-85787-243-8 )
• Al-Farafir was published in 1964
• Rijal wa Thiran (رجال وثيران) "Men and Bulls" 1964
• Lughat al-Ai Ai (لغة ​​الأى أى) "The language of screams" 1965
• Al-Mahzalat al-Ardiyya (المهزلة الأرضية) was published in 1966
• Al-Mukhatatin (المخططين) "The Striped" 1969
• Al-Dschins al-Thalith (الجنس الثالث) "The third generation" 1971
• Al-Bahlawan (البهلوان) "The Clown"
• Bayt min lahm (بيت من لحم) "House of meat"
• Al-'Atab 'Ala al-Nazar (العتب على النظر)
• Uqtulha (اقتلها) "Kill them!"
• قاع المدينة
• al-Naddaha (النداهة) "The Siren"
• Achir al-Dunya (آخر الدنيا) "The end of the world"
• City of Love and Ashes (anthology in English)
• Rings of Burnished Brass (anthology in English)

Web links

• Literature by and about Yusuf Idris in the catalog of the German National Library
• Yusuf Idris of Egypt, Playwright, Dies at 64 (New York Times)