Youssef Ziedan

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born

June 30, 1958 in Egypt

gender

male

website

http://www.ziedan.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, History

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(Arabic: يوسف زيدان)

Director of the Manuscript Center/Museum, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Professor of Philosophy and History of Science.

Awards and Grants:
- 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) In Association with the Booker Prize Foundation
- Imam Muhammad Madi Abul-‘Aza’im Award in the field of Islamic studies in 1995.
- ‘Abdul-Hamid Shuman Prize in the field of social studies in 1996 for his book Fawā’ih al-Jamāl wa Fawā’ih al Jalāl- ‘Fragrance of Beauty & Revelations of the Magestic’ by Nijm al-Dīn Kubrā.
- A special Award from the International Academy of Learning in 1996 for his academic corpus.

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Books by Youssef Ziedan

Average rating: 4.21 · 4,889 ratings · 749 reviews · 1 distinct work

عزازيل
by يوسف زيدان (Goodreads Author), Youssef Ziedan

4.21 avg rating — 4,956 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions

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Quotes by Youssef Ziedan

“هل الإنسان قادر على قتل الإله وتعذيبه، وتعليقه بالمسامير فوق الصليب !!”
― Youssef Ziedan, عزازيل

21 people liked it

“سوف أوزع أوقاتى بين الطب و الشعر،أداوى بهذا الأجسام وبذاك الأرواح. والكلمة قد تفعل فى الانسان ما لا تفعله الأدويةالقوية،فهى حياة خالدة لا تفنى بموت قائلها.”
― Youssef Ziedan, عزازيل

15 people liked it

“أنا لن أكون أبا أبدا ،ولن تكون لى زوجة و أبناء.لن أعطى هذا العالم أطفالا ليعذبهم كما تعذبت،فلا طاقة لى لاحتمال عذاب طفل..”
― Youssef Ziedan, عزازيل

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