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Youssef El Sebai

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 33

TMDB ID: 1299999

IMDb ID: nm0252757

Known for: Writing

Born: June 17, 1917

Died: February 18, 1978

Age: 60

Place of birth: Cyprus

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1950 - 2018

Years active: 69

Average TMDB rating: 7.1

Wikidata: Q2919027

Also known as

يوسف السباعي

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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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