Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006)
Author of Palace Walk
About the Author
Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo, Egypt on December 11, 1911. He received a degree in philosophy from the University of Cairo. He took on several civil service and government department jobs to supplement his income while writing, but retired from that career in 1971. During his lifetime, he wrote show more more than 30 novels including The Games of Fate, The Cairo Trilogy, Children of Gebelawi, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail, Small Talk on the Nile, and Miramar. He received numerous awards including the Egyptian State Prize, the Presidential Medal from the American University in Cairo, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. He died as a result of a head injury on August 30, 2006 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Naguib Mahfouz
Essays of the Sadat Era (1974-1981) : the non-fiction writing of Naguib Mahfouz. Volume II (2016) 5 copies
الشيطان يعظ 4 copies
סימטה בקהיר 4 copies
An Introduction to The Thief and the Dogs (Audio Guide) (The Big Read National Endowment for the Arts) (2008) 4 copies
الجريمة 3 copies
اللص والكلاب 3 copies
بداية ونهاية 3 copies
بين القصرين 2 copies
السمان والخريف 2 copies
O Palácio do Desejo 2 copies
حديث الصباح والمساء 2 copies
ES-SUKKARLYYA VOL1 2 copies
حول الشباب والحرية 2 copies
La maldición de Ra 2 copies
Dialogadas 1968-1973 1 copy
Samarcanda 1 copy
Entre os dois palácios 1 copy
QASR ES-SAWQ VOL2 1 copy
אהבים וגשם 1 copy
BAYNA EL-QASREIN VOL1 1 copy
BAYNA EL-QASREIN VOL2 1 copy
QASR ES-SAWQ VOL1 1 copy
בית בקהיר 1 copy
סימטה בקהיר 1 copy
تحت المظلة 1 copy
ميرامار 1 copy
همس الجنون 1 copy
قصر الشوق 1 copy
بيت سيئ السمعة 1 copy
Miramar 1 copy
Sokaktakiler 1 copy
خان الخليلي 1 copy
حول الدين والديمقراطية 1 copy
أفراح القبة 1 copy
السراب 1 copy
الفجر الكاذب 1 copy
بيت سئ السمعة 1 copy
شهر العسل 1 copy
ثرثرة فوق النيل 1 copy
عبث الأقدار 1 copy
رادوبيس 1 copy
Karnak Café 1 copy
The Cairo Trilogy 1 copy
Il Nostro Quartiere 1 copy
السراب 1 copy
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أحلام فترة النقاهة 1 copy
الجريمة 1 copy
Festas de Casamento 1 copy
المرايا 1 copy
“Zaabalawi” 1 copy
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Final Hour 1 copy
كفاح طيبة 1 copy
Journey to Fattouma 1 copy
Sorl över Nilen 1 copy
Passage des miracles - Les Fils de la médina - Le Voleur et les Chiens - le mendiant -Les Mille et Une Nuits (2002) 1 copy
Pravi čudež 1 copy
حديقة الورد 1 copy
Dieu bénisse ta soirée 1 copy
al-Qahirah al-jadidah 1 copy
Mbrëmje e bekuar 1 copy
Diary Seorang Petualang 1 copy
Dřives sur le Nil 1 copy
Miramar / Das Hausboot am Nil / Zeit und Ort / Der Graben / Ihr Nein / Die segensreiche Nacht / Der Mann, der sein… (1989) 1 copy
قشتمر 1 copy
لن أعيش فى جلباب أبى 1 copy
السمّان والخريف 1 copy
حكاية بلا بداية ولا نهاية 1 copy
Associated Works
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Contributor — 196 copies
Memories In Translation: A Life Between The Lines Of Arabic Literature (2006) — Foreword — 15 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- محفوظ, نجيب
- Legal name
- محفوظ, نجيب
- Other names
- Махфуз, Нагиб
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb - Birthdate
- 1911-12-11
- Date of death
- 2006-08-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Country (for map)
- Egypt
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Place of death
- Cairo, Egypt
- Places of residence
- Cairo, Egypt (birth)
- Education
- University of Cairo (BA|Philosophy|1934)
- Occupations
- novelist
short-story writer
playwright
screenwriter - Organizations
- Foundation for the Support of the Cinema (Director)
Ministry of Culture, Arab Republic of Egypt (consultant)
Al-Ahram newspaper (contributing editor)
Dar al Ma'aref publishing house (board member) - Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Literature, 1988)
Man Booker International Prize Finalist (2005)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1992)
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Discussions
Group Read, August 2015: Midaq Alley in 1001 Books to read before you die (August 2015)
Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz in Reading Globally (August 2012)
Group Read: The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz in Reading Globally (August 2012)
The Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz in Reading Globally (July 2012)
Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz in Reading Globally (July 2012)
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Statistics
- Works
- 255
- Also by
- 14
- Members
- 16,856
- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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- 30
- Favorited
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