Quote by: Naguib Mahfouz

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize.


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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