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Idris Ali


Born
in Aswan, Egypt
October 05, 1940

Died
November 30, 2010


Idris Ali (1940 – November 30, 2010) was an Egyptian author of Nubian origin. He was born in Aswan in Upper Egypt and studied at Al-Azhar University. He published his first story in 1969, and eventually wrote six novels and three short story collections. Among his best-known works are Dongola and Poor, both of which have been published in English by the AUC Press, in translations by Peter Theroux and Elliot Colla respectively. Dongola received the Arkansas Arabic Translation Award in 1997.

Idris Ali's work dealt largely with life in his native Nubia. He was a strong voice against the poverty and deprivation suffered by the Nubian people, and he protested against the loss of native land caused by the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960
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دنقلة

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اللعب فوق جبال النوبة

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3.31 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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النوبي

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3.78 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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الزعيم يحلق شعره

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2.73 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2011
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تحت خط الفقر

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3.48 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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انفجار جمجمة

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4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1998
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واحد ضد الجميع

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مشاهد من قلب الجحيم

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3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006
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المبعدون

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3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1985
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