Winter Read-In: The War on Terror Book Club Nov 4, 2009
The Arabswas followed by as part of the by Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. Soon, our group of journalists were joined by the NGO contingent. (Slate)
Egypt: Egypt Makes Cultural Clout Count Oct 30, 2009
At the same time, the novels of celebrated author Naguib Mahfouz, often written in Egyptian colloquial Arabic and featuring Egyptian themes, were becoming widely read, with several being later adapted into successful films. In 1988, Mahfouz became the first Arabic-language author to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. (allAfrica.com)
Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1988: Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt. 1987: Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born American. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
The Racist Who Might Head UNESCO Aug 27, 2009
And Egypt's greatest modern writer, the late Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, was nearly expelled in 2001 from the Egyptian Writers' Union simply because many of his books had been published in Israel ... Raymond Stock is a Cairo-based translator and the author of a forthcoming biography of Naguib Mahfouz. (Slate)
Sudan novelist Tayeb Salih dies Feb 19, 2009
Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz is the only Arab writer ever to have won the prestigious prize, in 1988. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
