Mahfouz, Naguib
(1911-2006) Egyptian writer. Naguib Mahfouz received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. The Swedith Academy of Letter noted that "through works rich in nuance - now clearsightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous - [Mahfouz] has formed an Arabic narrative art that applies to all mankind."
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Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. An internationally renowned writer, he was born in Egypt. Read more about this literary legend.
Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. An internationally renowned writer, he was born in Egypt. Read more about this literary legend.
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"Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and graduated with a degree in philosophy from Cairo University in 1934." Read more about his life and works.
"Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and graduated with a degree in philosophy from Cairo University in 1934." Read more about his life and works.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988
"Through the Swedish Academy's decision this year the Nobel Prize in Literature has for the first time been awarded to an Egyptian. Naguib Mahfouz was born and lives in Cairo. He is also the first literary Nobel Prizewinner with Arabic as his native tongue."
"Through the Swedish Academy's decision this year the Nobel Prize in Literature has for the first time been awarded to an Egyptian. Naguib Mahfouz was born and lives in Cairo. He is also the first literary Nobel Prizewinner with Arabic as his native tongue."