Youssef El Sebai

Youssef El Sebai

Known For: Writing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: June 17, 1917

Day of Death: February 18, 1978 (61 years old)

Place of Birth: Cyprus

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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.