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Naguibe Mahfouz EGYPTIAN WRITER

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  • was born in Cairo al Jamaliya distric

  • First article published

    At 17 years old, Mahfouz published his first article

  • published his first novel

    Shortly before his 21st birthday, Mahfouz published his first novel
  • Cairo University

    Cairo University

    He attended the Egyptian University (now Cairo University), where in 1934 he received a degree in philosophy
  • His Cairo Trilogy was completed

    His Cairo Trilogy was completed

    but he could not find a publisher until the end of the decade
  • Bayn al-qaṣrayn (Palace Walk)

    Bayn al-qaṣrayn (Palace Walk)

    He was raised in the Gamaliya district that provided the background for his novel Cairo Trilogy
  • Qaṣr al-shawq (Palace of Desire)

    Qaṣr al-shawq (Palace of Desire)

    novel Cairo Trilogy
  • Al-Sukkariyyah (Sugar Street)

    Al-Sukkariyyah (Sugar Street)

    novel Cairo Trilogy
  • novel Awlād ḥāratinā (Children of the Alley)

    novel Awlād ḥāratinā (Children of the Alley)

    was banned in Egypt for a time because of its controversial treatment of religion and its use of characters based onMuhammad
  • novel The Thief and the Dogs

    novel The Thief and the Dogs

  • Dunyā Allāh (God’s World)

    short-story
  • Al-Shaḥḥādh (The Beggar)

    Al-Shaḥḥādh (The Beggar)

  • Mīrāmār (Miramar}

    Mīrāmār (Miramar}

  • Afrāḥ al-qubba (Wedding Song)

    set among several characters associated with a Cairo theatre company

  • Morning and Evening Talk

  • Nobel Prize for Literature

    Egyptian novelist and screenplay writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the first Arabic writer to be so honored. he sent his two daughters to accept the prize on his behalf

  • The Time and the Place, and Other Stories

  • Mahfouz was stabbed in the neck

    Mahfouz was stabbed in the neck

    Islamic militants, partly because of their outrage over the work, later called for his death, and in 1994 Mahfouz was stabbed in the neck. The injury disabled his writing arm so he can't wright longer than 30 min. After that accident he was on police protection for years

  • Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature was established to honor Arabic writers

    Aṣdāʾ al-sīrah al-dhātiyyah {Echoes of an Autobiography)

  • The Seventh Heaven

  • died in Cairo in age of 94

    died in Cairo in age of 94

    Mahfouz was still active well into his nineties. He continued to meet with his friends at cafés and held weekly salons to discuss current events. He was in failing health and suffered a fall in July of 2006