Yusuf al-Qa'id

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Yusuf al-Qa'id ( يوسف القعيد born 1944) is an Egyptian novelist.[1] He is best known in the West for War in the Land of Egypt (1978),[2] first English edition in 2004 (transl. Olive Kenny, Lorne Kenny, Christopher Tingley), the basis for the 1991 film of the same name.[3]

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature Julie Scott Meisami, Paul Starkey - 1998- Volume 2 -p628 0415185726 al-Qa'id, Yusuf. (1944-. ) Contemporary Egyptian novelist and short- story writer. Bom in the Delta region of a peasant background, al-Qa'id received his education entirely in Egypt, and worked as a teacher before moving into journalism; he also served ...
  2. ^ قعيد، محمد يوسف (1978). الحرب في برّ مصر (in Arabic). بيروت؟: دار ابن رشد،. OCLC 10220176.
  3. ^ Denys Johnson-Davies -The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction 2010 P348 0307481484 His novel War in the Land of Egypt, the basis tor a successful film starring Omar Sharif, was originally banned in Egypt. Three Meaningless Tales 1. A Futile Crossing The rich man 34* YUSUF AL-QA'ID Yusuf al-Qa'id (b 1944) egypt.
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