{"product_id":"9781649035806","title":"The Essential Yusuf Idris: Masterpieces of the Egyptian Short Story","description":"\u003cp class=\"sp__the-author\"\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/yusuf-idris\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eYusuf Idris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sp__the-author\"\u003eEdited by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/denys-johnson-davies\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eDenys Johnson-Davies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sp__the-author\"\u003eTranslated by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/wadida-wassef\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eWadida Wassef\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/denys-johnson-davies\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eDenys Johnson-Davies\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/roger-allen\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/r-neil-hewison\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eR. Neil Hewison\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/mona-mikhail\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eMona Mikhail\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/catherine-cobham\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eCatherine Cobham\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/ragia-fahmi\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eRagia Fahmi\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/saneya-shaarawi\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eSaneya Shaarawi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/christopher-tingley\" class=\"sp__author-link\"\u003eChristopher Tingley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sp__the-series\"\u003eSeries:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/search-results\/?series=great-egyptian-writers\"\u003eGreat Egyptian Writers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA carefully curated collection of short story masterpieces from the \"genius of the short story\" (Tawfiq al-Hakim) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Arab world's greatest short-story writer of the twentieth century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, now available in paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e''Like the Russian aristocrats of Chekhov, the provincial bourgeoisie of Flaubert, or the Ibo villagers of Achebe, Idris raises his authentic characters into convincing types within their context: he makes us live their agonies and hopes.''—Ferial Ghazoul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYusuf 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. He studied and practiced medicine, but 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, along with an extract from one of his novels, in this collection of the best of his work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded works:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cheapest Nights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Are Everything to Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Errand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Funeral Ceremony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll on a Summer’s Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Caller in the Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dregs of the City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDid You Have to Turn on the Light, Li-Li?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath from Old Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shame\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(translated by Wadida Wassef)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Catherine Cobham)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Egyptian Mona Lisa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(translated by Roger Allen and Christopher Tingley)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chair Carrier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Rings of Burnished Brass (translated by Catherine Cobham)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shaykh Shaykha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Ragia Fahmi and Saneya Shaarawi)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s Not Fair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse of Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarahat’s Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (translated by Denys Johnson-Davies)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Sin of All\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(translated by Mona Mikhail)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· from City of Love and Ashes (translated by R. Neil Hewison)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AUC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45713470357695,"sku":"9781649035806","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/4058\/1823\/files\/9789774162428.avif?v=1781077914","url":"https:\/\/aucbookstores.com\/products\/9781649035806","provider":"AUC Bookstores EG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}