Novelist Naguib Mahfouz

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Naguib Mahfouz

Living place: Cairo

Birthday: 11-12-1911

Global rank: #52033

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Who is Novelist Naguib Mahfouz?
The author of The Cairo Trilogy, he is the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature and is considered one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature. His literary works include Honeymoon, The Harafish, and Arabian Nights and Days.
He authored more than 350 short stories and 30 novels in his 70 years as a writer.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He earned a degree in philosophy from Cairo University in 1934. Many of his early literary works were established in Cairo.

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He has two daughters: Fatima and Umm Kalthum. He married Atiya Mahfouz when he was in his early forties.

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He became a Nobel Laureate in Literature two years before Octavio Paz received the same honor.

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When was Novelist Naguib Mahfouz born?
Naguib Mahfouz was born in 11-12-1911, death year is , at the age of 113.
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Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo, of Egypt. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Naguib Mahfouz's global rank is 52033 and whose rank is 420 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1911 and 11-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Naguib Mahfouz

  • First use of aircraft as offensive weapon occurs in Turkish-Italian War. Italy defeats Turks and annexes Libya.
  • Chinese Republic proclaimed after revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty. Sun Yat-sen named president. Background: Chinese Dynasties.
  • Mexican Revolution: Porfirio Diaz, president since 1877, replaced by Francisco Madero.
  • Roald Amundsen becomes first man to reach South Pole. Quiz: Explorers & Adventurers
  • U.S. explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Incan city of Machu Picchu.

Birthday Naguib Mahfouz (11-12) in history

  • Day 11-12 year 1816: Indiana became the 19th state.
  • Day 11-12 year 1844: Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry.
  • Day 11-12 year 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
  • Day 11-12 year 1941: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
  • Day 11-12 year 1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.
  • Day 11-12 year 1994: Russian troups invaded Chechnya in an unsuccessful attempt to restore Moscow's power in the region.
  • Day 11-12 year 1997: Housing secretary Henry Cisneros was indicted for conspiracy, obstructing justice, and false statements to the FBI.
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