No'man Ashour (January 1918 – 5 April 1987) was an Egyptian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and playwright, born in Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia Governorate. He is most known for the foundation of realism in the Egyptian

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

. Moreover he considered

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

as the best medium to reflect reality, even if it is painful and serious.

Plays

List of plays that Ashour wrote: *The Magnet – 1955 *Time Game – 1980 *Secret of the Universe – 1970 *The Grinding Mill *Al-Doghri Family *Three Nights *Countries Afar – 1976 *People Upstairs

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Egyptian male poets Egyptian dramatists and playwrights 1918 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Egyptian poets 20th-century Egyptian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Egyptian male writers {{egypt-writer-stub