Naguib Mahfouz

    Known For

    Writing

    Birthday

    December 11, 1911

    Day of Death

    August 30, 2006 (94 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Cairo, Egypt

    Naguib Mahfouz

    Biography

    Naguib Mahfouz, (born December 11, 1911, Cairo, Egypt—died August 30, 2006, Cairo), Egyptian novelist and screenplay writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, the first Arabic writer to be so honoured.

    Known For

    • Midaq Alley

      Midaq Alley

      1995

    • Saladin the Victorious

      Saladin the Victorious

      1963

    • Cairo 30

      Cairo 30

      1966

    • The Beginning and the End

      The Beginning and the End

      1994

    • The Choice

      The Choice

      1971

    • The Thief and the Dogs

      The Thief and the Dogs

      1962

    • Rayya and Sekina

      Rayya and Sekina

      1952

    • Gossip Over the Nile

      Gossip Over the Nile

      1971

    • I Am Free

      I Am Free

      1959

    • The Beginning and the End

      The Beginning and the End

      1960

    • Love Above Pyramid's Plateau

      Love Above Pyramid's Plateau

      1986

    • The Beast

      The Beast

      1954

    • Between Heaven and Earth

      Between Heaven and Earth

      1959

    • Karnak

      Karnak

      1975

    • Wedding Song

      Wedding Song

      2016