Quote by: Naguib Mahfouz

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.


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Author Bio


  • NameNaguib Mahfouz
  • DescriptionEgyptian writer, and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient
  • BornDecember 11, 1911
  • DiedAugust 30, 2006
  • CountryEgypt
  • ProfessionNovelist; Screenwriter; Writer; Playwright
  • WorksRespected Sir; Rhadopis Of Nubia; Miramar; Midaq Alley; Children Of Gebelawi; The Thief And The Dogs; Cairo Trilogy; Arabian Nights And Days; Khufu's Wisdom; The Day The Leader Was Killed; The Search; The Beggar; The Harafish; The Journey Of Ibn Fattouma
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature