Mah·fouz (mä-f z ), Naguib 1911-2006. Egyptian writer whose works include the novels Autumn Quail (1962) and The Beggar (1965). He won the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature. |
Mahfouz, Mahfuz [mɑːˈfuːz]
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(Biographies / Mahfouz, Naguib (1911 M, Egyptian, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: writer) Naguib (nɑːˈgiːb). born 1911, Egyptian novelist and writer, author of the trilogy of novels Bain al-Kasrain (1945-57). His novel Children of Gebelawi (1959) was banned by the Muslim authorities in Egypt. Nobel prize for literature 1988
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