Quote of the day
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.
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






