Naguib Mahfouz

Born · December 11, 1911

Died · August 30, 2006 (94 years old)

Known For: Writing

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Bio

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.

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Haret Naguib Mahfouz

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