Yusuf Idris (1927-91), who belonged to the same generation of
pioneering Egyptian writers as Naguib Mahfouz and Tawfiq al-Hakim,
is widely celebrated as the father of the Arabic short story, just
as Mahfouz is considered the father of the Arabic novel. Idris
studied medicine and practiced as a doctor, but even as a student
his interests were in politics and the support of the nationalist
struggle, and in writing-and his writing, whether in his regular
newspaper columns or in his fiction, often reflected his political
convictions. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature
more than once, and when the prize went to Naguib Mahfouz in 1988,
Idris felt that he had been passed over because of his outspoken
views on Israel. In all, Yusuf Idris wrote some twelve collections
of superbly crafted short stories, mainly about ordinary, poor
people, many of which have been translated into English and are
included in this collection of the best of his work. But although
he is best known for his short stories, he also wrote nine plays
and a number of novels and novellas, the best of which are also
sampled here.
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