Naguib Mahfouz, who died in 2006, was an astonishing writer who put Arabic writing, specifically Egyptian literature on the map. His extraordinary output of creative works was supplemented by the quality of his writing. Some criticised him for writing on topics like drugs and prostitution, but this only highlighted his broad canvas despite being part of a largely conservative society.
He was the first Arabic writer to win the Nobel award for literature. Some of his published works (translated into English) are – Old Egypt (1932), Whisper of Madness (1938),Rhadopis of Nubia, Cairo Modern, Midaq Alley, The Mirage (1948), Palace Walk (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), Sugar Street, The Thief and the Dogs (1961), The Search (1964), The Honeymoon (1971), Love under the rain, Respected Sir, Love and the Veil (1980) Wedding Song (1981), Fountain and Tomb (1988), The Seventh Heaven (2005)
Studies:
al-Duktūr Najīb Maḥfūẓ, tabīb amrāḍ al-nisāʼ wa-al-wilādah, takrīm wa-taqdīr by Yūsuf Sumaykah
Naguib Mahfouz by Rasheed El-Enany
Critical perspectives on Naguib Mahfouz edited by Trevor Le Gassik
Studies:
al-Duktūr Najīb Maḥfūẓ, tabīb amrāḍ al-nisāʼ wa-al-wilādah, takrīm wa-taqdīr by Yūsuf Sumaykah
Naguib Mahfouz by Rasheed El-Enany
Critical perspectives on Naguib Mahfouz edited by Trevor Le Gassik
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