Have you ever dreamt about

winning the Noble Prize ?

 Egypt is Considered as a bridge between Africa

and the Middle East.

This perfect geographic position is reflected on its
literature.
Many literature leaders have emerged from the
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country over the 20th Century.

Naguib Mahfouz ( 1911-2006)

Ahmed El-Ghandour

Introduction
1. Childhood and Education.
2. Famous Writings.
3. Important Career Achievements.
4. Awards and Honors.

1.Childhood and Education

1.Childhood and Education:

Naguib Mahfouz was born on December 1911 in an old

district of Cairo (Gamaliia).

Naguib Mahfouz completed his

primary and secondary
education and he was greatly
influenced by Hafez Ibrahim
The Poet of The Nile- .

After completing his secondary education Naguib Mahfouz was

enrolled at the Egyptian University

got his degree in Philosophy by 1934
after graduation he decided to take up professional writing as
occupation.

2. Famous Writings

2. Famous Writings:

The Cairo Trilogy.

Palace Walk.
Palace of Desire.
Sugar Street.

The Harafish.
Arabian Nights and Days.
The Beginning and the End
Madiq Alley

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Many of his writings were translated into different languages

and made the same success they made in the Arab world.

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3. Important Career
Achievements

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3. Important
Career
Achievements
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Islamic Endowments.
Director of Censorship in the Bureau of Arts.
Director of the Foundation for the Support of Cinema.

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4. Awards and Honours

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4.Awards and Honors:

1981. Two Egyptian State awards for his writings.
1988. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1989. Awarded his the presidential medal by the AUC.
1995. Given an honorary doctorate from the AUC.
1996. The AUC press has presented the annual
Naguib Mahfouz medal for Literature.
2002. Elected as a member of the American Academy
of Arts and Science.

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Naguib Mahfouz was stabbed at the neck by a religious extremist

in 1994
he recovered the attack but some nerves were severely damaged
effect on his writings
In August 2006, Naguib Mahfouz died at the age of 94

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 In conclusion, Mahfouz s life and education has a big

influence upon his future as prolific Egyptian writer.

He wrote more than 34 novels and about 350 short stories.
He was an iconic feature of devotion and success.
He left our world leaving a big legacy of awards and

achievements.

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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/books/naguib-mahfouz
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/naguib-

mahfouz-2416.php
http://www.aucpress.com/t-nmmdescription.aspx?
template=template_naguibmahfouz
https://arablit.org/2010/12/29/whats-wrong-with-35naguib-mahfouz-translations/
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/books/31mahfouzcnd.
html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083000475.html
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates
/1988/mahfouz-bio.html
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Thank you for your attention

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