Person

Youssef El Sebai

Writing · 1917–1978 · Cyprus

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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Filmography

2018Ard El-NefaaqStory
1980My Love... AlwaysWriter
1978Life is a MomentWriter
1978Valley of MemoriesWriter
1978Remember MeNovel
1978امرأة بلا قيدWriter
1977The Water-Carrier Is DeadWriter
1975Life is a CarnivalScreenplay
1975Hatta Akher AlOmrStory
1973Soul loverWriter
1970We Don't Sow the ThornsWriter
1969NadiaWriter
1968Land of HypocrisyWriter
1968NadiaWriter
1967اللقاء الثانيNovel
1966The Place of Weeping LoversNovel
1966Something in My LifeWriter
1963The Last NightWriter
1963SaladinStory
1962Wives killing associationWriter
1962Bekaya azraaWriter
1961Oh IslamDialogue
1961Gharam Al-AsyadWriter
1961Mawa'ed Ma' AlmadyWriter
1960BahiaScreenplay
1959Among the RuinsScreenplay
1958Jamila, the AlgerianWriter
1958The Love StreetWriter
1957Return My HeartWriter
1957Lover's WalkScreenplay
1955Inni rahelaWriter
1954Traces in the SandWriter
1950Ethics for SaleIdea

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