Youssef El Sebai

Youssef El Sebai

Known for

Writing

Born

June 17, 1917

Birthplace

Cyprus

Died

February 18, 1978 (aged 60)

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.

Best known work

Saladin
Saladin
1963
Oh Islam
Oh Islam
1961
Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, the Algerian
1958
Land of Hypocrisy
Land of Hypocrisy
1968
Return My Heart
Return My Heart
1957
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
1977
The Last Night
The Last Night
1963
The Love Street
The Love Street
1958
Ard El-Nefaaq
Ard El-Nefaaq
2018
Traces in the Sand
Traces in the Sand
1954

Filmography

  1. 2018

    Ard El-NefaaqTV

    Story

  2. 1980

  3. 1978

  4. 1978

  5. 1978

  6. 1978

  7. 1977

  8. 1975

  9. 1975

  10. 1973

  11. 1970

  12. 1969

    Nadia

    Writer

  13. 1968

    Land of Hypocrisy

    Writer, Author

  14. 1968

    NadiaTV

    Writer, Creator

  15. 1967

  16. 1966

  17. 1966

  18. 1963

  19. 1963

    Saladin

    Story, Dialogue

  20. 1962

  21. 1962

  22. 1961

    Oh Islam

    Dialogue

  23. 1961

  24. 1961

  25. 1960

    Bahia

    Screenplay

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