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The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz — "who, through works rich in nuance — now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous — has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind. The writings of Naguib Mahfouz address some of life's most important issues, such as the passage of time, society and norms, knowledge and faith, reason and love.

Though some of his later works have a more mystical or metaphysical quality, later works of his focused on the modern age and life in a changing society. Many of his stories have been adapted for film. Widely read in Egypt and other Arabic countries, Mahfouz was largely unknown in the Western world at the time he was awarded the Nobel prize. While Mahfouz was controversial politically, he was a popular writer and the Nobel prize to him was well received throughout the Arab world.

The prize was accepted by his two daughters at the award ceremony in Stockholm in December Mahfouz donated most of the prize money to charities. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.

Born December 12, , Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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