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Najib Mahfouz
Najib Mahfouz (نجيب محفوظ, International Phonetic Alphabet: [næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ]; December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian novelist who is regarded as the most important Egyptian writer and one of the most important intellectuals in the Arab world. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. He was the first Arabic writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Reason for the award: "Through a large number of meticulous works - insightful realism and arousing people's ambition - he has formed the Arabic language art that is appreciated by all mankind." Mahfouz and Tawfiq al-Hakim are contemporary Arabic literary writers who deal with existential themes. In addition to writing novels, Mahfouz also writes film scripts.
- Category
- Writers
- Nationality
- Egyptian Khedive Territory
- Born
- 1911-12-11
- Died
- 2006-08-30
- Wikidata
- Q7176
