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After the Nobel Prize 1989-1994 : The Non Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz

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By (author): Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab worlds only Nobel literature laureate, is best known internationally for his short stories and novels, including The Cairo Trilogy. But in Egypt he was equally familiar to newspaper readers for the column he wrote for many years in the leading daily Al-Ahram, in which he reflected on issues of the day from domestic and international events, politics, and economics to historic anniversaries, inspirational personalities, and questions of cultural freedom. This volume brings together the 285 articles he wrote between January 1989 and the near-fatal knife attack in October 1994.
 
In carefully crafted short texts, his social conscience is revealed as he highlights political shortcomings, economic injustice, and corruption in Egypt and the wider Arab world. His philosophical sensitivity comes to the fore as he contemplates the meaning of a historic events, contributions of an influential people, and what is required to lead a good life. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Oslo peace accords, the spread of terrorism, the Cairo earthquake, the passing of Louis Awad, Yusuf Idris, Yahya Hakki, the third term of Hosni Mubarak, climate change, and more come under Naguib Mahfouzs fine scrutiny. For any fan of Mahfouzs fiction, this collection opens a window on a different side of his intellect, and it offers insights from one of the regions greatest modern minds.
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  • Publication Date: 15 Jun 2020
  • Publisher: GINGKO
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781909942134

About Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz (19112006) was the most important Arabic writer of his generation. He is the author of over thirty novels including The Cairo Trilogy Thief and the Dog Miramar and Children of the Alley. He is the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. R. Neil Hewison was born and educated in England and he spent three years with Voluntary Service Overseas teaching English in Fayoum Egypt followed by four years teaching English at an International House school in Cairo. He joined the American University in Cairo Press in 1986 where he served as associate director for editorial programs from 2004 until his retirement in 2017. He is the author of The Fayoum: History and Guide and the translator of two Arabic novels City of Love and Ashes by Yusuf Idris and Wedding Night by Yusuf Abu Rayya. He lives in Fayoum and Cairo.  

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