Maya Yazid, the legend of love and brilliance

Book title: Mai Yousif: The Legend of Love and Genius Author: Nawal Mustafa Publisher: Al-Ain Number of pages: 283 Book category: Literature About the book: Writer Nawal Mustafa delves into the depths of the life story of the unique writer and thinker Mai Yousif... and uncovers secrets that still—until now—are shrouded in mystery and surrounded by a veil of fog! So, did Mai love? And who is the owner of the legendary love story in her life? Did the talented writer—Mai—go mad in her later days, or was it a different story and a petty conspiracy cleverly woven to assassinate her morally and physically? Mai Yousif was the owner of the most famous literary salon in the twentieth century... and her salon was a meeting place for writers and giants of thought in her era. She was a cultured woman of a rare kind... fluent in six languages and her literary stature reached the heights of great thinkers of her time. This book is a deep voyage and an honest translation of the life of a thinker and pioneer who deserves to be read. The book "Mai Yousif... The Legend of Love and Genius" was selected at the 2000 International Book Fair as the best cultural work, and Nawal Mustafa received this honorable recognition from President Hosni Mubarak during the celebration attended by Egyptian writers and intellectuals at the beginning of the fair.