Naguib Mahfouz

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Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.

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instanceOf Egyptian writer
Nobel laureate in Literature
novelist
person
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Literature
Order of the Nile
burialPlace Cairo
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
countryOfCitizenship Egypt
dateOfBirth 1911-12-11
dateOfDeath 2006-08-30
educatedAt Cairo University
employer Egyptian government
surface form: Egyptian civil service

Ministry of Culture of Egypt
Ministry of Islamic Endowments of Egypt
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fieldOfStudy philosophy
fullName Naguib Mahfouz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
genre literary fiction
social realism
givenName Naguib Mahfouz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naguib
hasGender male
influenced Arabic novelists
modern Egyptian literature
influencedBy Egyptian society
Islamic culture
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
movement Social realism
surface form: Egyptian literary realism
NobelPrizeCategory Literature
NobelPrizeCountry Egypt
NobelPrizeYear 1988
notableFor portrayals of modern Egyptian society
notableWork Children of Gebelawi
Midaq Alley
Miramar
Palace Walk
Palace of Desire
Sugar Street
The Cairo Trilogy
The Harafish
The Thief and the Dogs
occupation civil servant
novelist
placeOfBirth Cairo
placeOfDeath Cairo
positionHeld advisor to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture
director of the Censorship Office for Artistic Works
religion Islam
writingPeriod 20th century
21st century
writingStyle detailed depiction of everyday life

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Children of Gebelawi author Naguib Mahfouz
Midaq Alley author Naguib Mahfouz
Miramar author Naguib Mahfouz
The Cairo Trilogy author Naguib Mahfouz
subject surface form: Palace Walk
Palace Walk author Naguib Mahfouz
The Cairo Trilogy author Naguib Mahfouz
subject surface form: Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire author Naguib Mahfouz
The Cairo Trilogy author Naguib Mahfouz
subject surface form: Sugar Street
Sugar Street author Naguib Mahfouz
The Cairo Trilogy author Naguib Mahfouz
The Harafish author Naguib Mahfouz
The Thief and the Dogs author Naguib Mahfouz
Sugar Street awardedAuthor Naguib Mahfouz
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this entity surface form: Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz fullName Naguib Mahfouz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
Naguib Mahfouz givenName Naguib Mahfouz self-linksurface differs
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Arabic literature hasNotableAuthor Naguib Mahfouz
Cairo University notableAlumni Naguib Mahfouz
Palace of Desire notableWorkOf Naguib Mahfouz