← Yusuf IdrisThe Sinnersby Yusuf IdrisNovel about moral corruption and human vice in urban EgyptFind on Amazon↗About the authorYusuf IdrisEgyptian short story writer who brought vernacular Egyptian Arabic and the lives of the rural poor to the forefront of Arabic fiction. He is considered the Chekhov of Arabic literature for his mastery of the short story form.More by Yusuf IdrisThe Cheapest NightsShort story collection depicting the lives of Egypt's urban poor and working class→City of Love and Ashes→The Black Policeman→