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Naguib Mahfouz
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Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

Also known as: Nagib Mahfuz, Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha, mahfoud najib, naguib mahfoud, Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha, naguib mahvuz

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Known works

  • Impact--Second Edition
  • The Cairo trilogy (2001)
  • بين القصرين (1985)
  • قصر الشوق (1991)
  • زقاق المدق (1966)