{"product_id":"the-naguib-mahfouz-reader-paperback","title":"The Naguib Mahfouz Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenys Johnson-Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA selection of the most important works of Egypt's Nobel literature laureate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaguib Mahfouz, the first and only writer of Arabic to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature, wrote prolifically from the 1930s until shortly before his death in 2006, in a variety of genres: novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, a regular weekly newspaper column, and in later life his intensely brief and evocative \u003cem\u003eDreams\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis \u003cem\u003eCairo Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e achieved the status of a world classic, and the Swedish Academy of Letters in awarding him the 1988 Nobel prize for literature noted that Mahfouz \"through works rich in nuance--now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous--has formed an Arabic narrative art that applies to all mankind.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Denys Johnson-Davies, described by Edward Said as \"the leading Arabic-English translator of our time,\" makes an essential selection of short stories and extracts from novels and other writings, to present a cross-section through time of the very best of the work of Egypt's Nobel literature laureate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/b\u003e (1911-2006) was born in the crowded Cairo district of Gamaliya. He wrote nearly 40 novel-length works, plus hundreds of short stories and numerous screenplays. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Denys Johnson-Davies\u003c\/b\u003e has produced more than thirty volumes of translation of modern Arabic literature, including \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Yusuf Idris\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2009). He received the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2007 for Personality of the Year in the Field of Culture.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48461201637625,"sku":"9789774167591","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/3KtddrCRna9789774167591.webp?v=1780260772","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-naguib-mahfouz-reader-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}