Yūsuf Idrīs

Yusuf Idris, also spelled Yusof Idris, was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories and novels, born in 1927 and dying in 1991. His books include the short-story collections The Cheapest Nights and The Piper Dies and Other Stories, along with City of Love and Ashes, a historical novel about a young radical trying to build a secret armed brigade.