Saleh Morsi (; born 1929 in Kafr El-Zayat), was an

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screenwriter and novelist best known for his espionages thrillers. He died of a heart attack in

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in August 1996. The number of his books translated into

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Works

* ''Raafat el-Haggan'', television series. * ''Samia Fehmi'', novel.

References

1929 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Egyptian novelists {{Egypt-writer-stub