Youssef Idris Ali, Egyptian fiction writer, playwright, and novelist, born in 1927 in Faqous Center, Egypt. He obtained a BA in Medicine and specialized in Psychiatry.
He worked as a doctor at Al-Qasr Al-Aini from 1951-1960; He tried to practice psychiatry in 1956, health inspector, then editor-in-chief in the Republic, 1960, writer for Al-Ahram newspaper, 1973 until 1982.
During his medical school years, he participated in many demonstrations against the British colonialists and King Farouk's regime.
In 1951, he became the executive secretary of the Students' Defense Committee, then secretary of the Students' Committee, and in this capacity he published revolutionary magazines, was imprisoned and suspended for several months. While studying medicine, he tried to write his first short story, which was very popular among his colleagues.
Since college years he has been trying to publish his writings. His short stories began to appear in Al-Masry and Rose Al-Youssef. In 1954, his collection "Akhlas Layali" appeared. In 1956 he tried to practice psychiatry, but he soon gave up on this subject and continued the medical profession until 1960, until he withdrew from it and was appointed as an editor in Al-Gomhouria newspaper. He traveled in the Arab world between 1956-1960, and married in 1957.
In 1961, he joined the Algerian fighters in the mountains and fought their independence battles and was wounded. The Algerians gave him a medal expressing their appreciation for his efforts in their cause. He returned to Egypt, and he became a recognized journalist, where he published short stories, short stories, and plays.
In 1963 he was awarded the Order of the Republic and was recognized as one of the most important writers of his time. However, success, appreciation or recognition did not relieve him of his preoccupation with political issues, and he persisted in expressing his opinion frankly, and he published in 1969 the planners criticizing Nasser’s policy and the play was banned, although his short stories and non-political plays continued to be published in Cairo and Beirut. In 1972, he disappeared from the public arena, following his public comments against the political situation in the era of Sadat, and did not reappear until after the October 1973 war when he became one of the major writers of Al-Ahram newspaper.
What Youssef Idris presented through many immortal signs is a qualitative leap in the arts of narration and a real high-rise leap in the horizon of global creativity
He presented to Arabic literature twenty short story collections, five novels, and ten plays. His works have been translated into 24 languages, of which 65 stories have been translated into Russian.
Nicknamed "Prince of the Short Story", his creative experience is recorded in letters of light in the local, Arab and global narrative production. He has published his short stories since 1950, and he released his first short story collection, "The Cheapest Nights" in 1954, and the second titled "The Republic of Farhat" in 1956.
The Dean of Arabic Literature, Dr. Taha Hussein, was fascinated by Idris' story experience and his most famous collection, "The Cheapest Nights." And a strict recording of what happens in it.” The first story published for Idris in his life was titled “The Strangers’ Song” in the story magazine on March 5, 1950 AD.
Among his most famous collections of stories are "The Honor Incident", "Al-Nadaha" and "Kill her." He also presented "The Planners", "Al-Farafir" and "Al-Bahlawan" to the theater. He has published several books that include literary, political and intellectual articles, including the book "Faqir al-Thakr wa al-Fakr al-Fikr". And “The Importance of Being Educated, People” and “Provocative Impressions.” In his book “Jabarti the Sixties,” he documented the political and intellectual transformations he had undergone during the sixties. Idris’s creations were popularized and he presented the films “The Forbidden” and “No Time for Love” to the cinema. ', 'the defect', and 'the bottom of the city'.
Wissam Algeria (1961) for his role in supporting Algeria's independence and struggling with Algerians, and during his literary career, Idris has received several awards, including: "Wissam of the Republic" twice 1963 and 1967 in recognition of his services in the story of story and theater, and won the "Award of Abdel Nasser in Arts “The Medal of Science and Arts of the First Class” in the year 1969 AD, the “Saddam Hussein Prize for Literature” in 1988 AD, and the “State Appreciation Award” in the year 1990 AD.
The great writer died in 1991 at the age of 64; After he left us a literary world of his own, he drew it for us through what he composed.
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