Naguib Mahfouz quotes
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist widely regarded as one of the most important writers in Arabic literature. His works, especially the Cairo Trilogy, explore Egyptian society and culture with remarkable depth and realism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Arabic-language writer to receive this honor. Here are 55 of his quotes:
Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian novelist who was the first Arabic writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and who was often considered the greatest writer in the Arab world... lived his entire life in Cairo, which provided the inspiration and backdrop for almost all of his writing... He set most of his works in the ancient Islamic quarter of Cairo, with its mosques and serpentine alleys teeming with shopkeepers, metalsmiths, government workers, peasants, prostitutes and thieves. His vibrant novels portraying life at every level of society were often likened to those of such other writers of urban social realism as Charles Dickens, Honore de Balzac and Emile Zola.
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
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Occupation: Egyptian Novelist
Born: December 11, 1911
Died: August 30, 2006
Quotes count: 55
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