Youssef El Sebai
Youssef El Sebai

Youssef El Sebai

Known forWriting

GenderMale

BirthdaySun Jun 17 1917

DeathdaySat Feb 18 1978

Place of birthCyprus

Also known as يوسف السباعي

Biography

Youssef El Sebaei was an Egyptian novelist. He was born in Cairo in 1917, and joined the Military Faculty in 1935, and stayed there as a staff member for years following his graduation. He started his writing career in the mid 1940's, beginning with short stories, and then focusing on novels. He is most known for writing numerous novels tht were adapted later to film and television, including the 1952 revolution epic "Rodda Qalby" (Give My Heart Back) and "Ard El Nefaq" (The Land of Hypocrisy). He was assassinated in Cyprus in 1978.

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