Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Yusuf Idris

Born: May 19, 1927
Died: August 1, 1991 (aged 64)
Bio: Yusuf Idris, also Yusif Idris was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Idris was born in Faqous. He originally trained to be a doctor, studying at the University of Cairo.
Known for:
- The cheapest nights, and other stories (1967)
- A House of Flesh (1971)
- City of love and ashes
- The sinners (1960)
- Tales of Encounter: Three Egyptian Novellas