Naguib Mahfouz (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.

PRAISE FOR NAGUIB MAHFOUZ:"The Arab world's foremost novelist"—The New York Times"Mahfouz's work is freshly nuanced and hauntingly lyrical."—The Los Angeles Times"A towering literary figure"—The Economist"Egypt's greatest living writer and one of the world's most humane literary figures"—Laila Lalami, The Nation"Timeless."—New Statesman"A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling"—The Guardian"Mahfouz is a storyteller of the first order in any idiom." —Vanity Fair"An elegant if perplexing tale by one of modern Arab literature's greatest voices."—Kirkus

• The Naguib Mahfouz Centennial Library includes:  Volume 1 Khufu’s Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes at WarVolume 2 Cairo Modern, Khan al-Khalili.Volume 3 Midaq AlleyVolume 4 The MirageVolume 5 The Beginning and the EndVolume 6 Palace WalkVolume 7 Palace of DesireVolume 8 Sugar StreetVolume 9 Children of the AlleyVolume 10 The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail, The SearchVolume 11 The Beggar, Adrift on the Nile, MiramarVolume 12 Mirrors, Love in the Rain, Karnak CaféVolume 13 Fountain and Tomb, Heart of the Night, Respected SirVolume 14 The HarafishVolume 15 In the Time of Love, Wedding Song, Arabian Nights and DaysVolume 16 The Final Hour, Before the ThroneVolume 17 The Journey of Ibn Fattouma and Akhenaten: Dweller in TruthVolume 18 The Day the Leader Was Killed, Morning and Evening Talk,The CoffeehouseVolume 19 Echoes of an Autobiography, The Dreams, Dreams of Departure,Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi GaberVolume 20 The Time and the Place, The Seventh Heaven, Voices from the

Naguib Mahfouz (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.

PRAISE FOR NAGUIB MAHFOUZ:"The Arab world's foremost novelist"—The New York Times"Mahfouz's work is freshly nuanced and hauntingly lyrical."—The Los Angeles Times"A towering literary figure"—The Economist"Egypt's greatest living writer and one of the world's most humane literary figures"—Laila Lalami, The Nation"Timeless."—New Statesman"A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling"—The Guardian"Mahfouz is a storyteller of the first order in any idiom." —Vanity Fair"An elegant if perplexing tale by one of modern Arab literature's greatest voices."—Kirkus

• The Naguib Mahfouz Centennial Library includes:  Volume 1 Khufu’s Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes at WarVolume 2 Cairo Modern, Khan al-Khalili.Volume 3 Midaq AlleyVolume 4 The MirageVolume 5 The Beginning and the EndVolume 6 Palace WalkVolume 7 Palace of DesireVolume 8 Sugar StreetVolume 9 Children of the AlleyVolume 10 The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail, The SearchVolume 11 The Beggar, Adrift on the Nile, MiramarVolume 12 Mirrors, Love in the Rain, Karnak CaféVolume 13 Fountain and Tomb, Heart of the Night, Respected SirVolume 14 The HarafishVolume 15 In the Time of Love, Wedding Song, Arabian Nights and DaysVolume 16 The Final Hour, Before the ThroneVolume 17 The Journey of Ibn Fattouma and Akhenaten: Dweller in TruthVolume 18 The Day the Leader Was Killed, Morning and Evening Talk,The CoffeehouseVolume 19 Echoes of an Autobiography, The Dreams, Dreams of Departure,Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi GaberVolume 20 The Time and the Place, The Seventh Heaven, Voices from the

Naguib Mahfouz (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.

PRAISE FOR NAGUIB MAHFOUZ:"The Arab world's foremost novelist"—The New York Times"Mahfouz's work is freshly nuanced and hauntingly lyrical."—The Los Angeles Times"A towering literary figure"—The Economist"Egypt's greatest living writer and one of the world's most humane literary figures"—Laila Lalami, The Nation"Timeless."—New Statesman"A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling"—The Guardian"Mahfouz is a storyteller of the first order in any idiom." —Vanity Fair"An elegant if perplexing tale by one of modern Arab literature's greatest voices."—Kirkus

• The Naguib Mahfouz Centennial Library includes:  Volume 1 Khufu’s Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes at WarVolume 2 Cairo Modern, Khan al-Khalili.Volume 3 Midaq AlleyVolume 4 The MirageVolume 5 The Beginning and the EndVolume 6 Palace WalkVolume 7 Palace of DesireVolume 8 Sugar StreetVolume 9 Children of the AlleyVolume 10 The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail, The SearchVolume 11 The Beggar, Adrift on the Nile, MiramarVolume 12 Mirrors, Love in the Rain, Karnak CaféVolume 13 Fountain and Tomb, Heart of the Night, Respected SirVolume 14 The HarafishVolume 15 In the Time of Love, Wedding Song, Arabian Nights and DaysVolume 16 The Final Hour, Before the ThroneVolume 17 The Journey of Ibn Fattouma and Akhenaten: Dweller in TruthVolume 18 The Day the Leader Was Killed, Morning and Evening Talk,The CoffeehouseVolume 19 Echoes of an Autobiography, The Dreams, Dreams of Departure,Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi GaberVolume 20 The Time and the Place, The Seventh Heaven, Voices from the