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Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

Born

in Cairo, Egypt

January 01, 1919

Died

January 11, 1990

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Ihsan Abdel Kouddous (Quddous) was born in Cairo in 1919. His mother was the Turkish-Lebanese journalist Rose al Yusuf. Kouddous studied law but gained fame as a novelist, journalist, and editor, beginning in 1944 to write film scripts, short stories, and novels. He became a distinguished journalist in the Al Akhbar newspaper, where he worked for eight years. He then worked in the Al-Ahram newspaper and became its editor-in-chief. He often criticized important personalities, which got him imprisoned three times throughout his journalism career.

Ihsan regarded women as symbols of sacrifice in the Egyptian society which was why women were the central theme of his literary works. His works influentially contributed to bring change in the conven ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 104 ratings · 13 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Do Not Sleep by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Jonathan Smolin (translator) 4.06 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1969 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Nose and Three Eyes by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Hanan Al-Shaykh (Foreword), Jonathan Smolin (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dua wajah Luciana 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Nose and Three Eyes: A Novel by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Jonathan Smolin (translator), Hanan Al-Shaykh (foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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