محفوظ – författare

A novel that revolves within a philosophical dialogue about the life and experience of Jaafar Al-Rawi, the seeker of freedom and the meaning of existence, whose "holy madness" motivated him to give up everything in exchange for his freedom. The novel was published in 1975 and was adapted into a film in 1989.

Naguib Mahfouzs novell utforskar det post-revolutionära Egypten genom Said Mahrans psykologiska kamp, en skicklig tjuv som söker hämnd efter att ha blivit förrådd. Släppt från fängelset efter fyra år, finner han en förändrad värld: Egypten har genomgått en revolution, och hans fru och tidigare allierade är gifta och håller hans dotter ifrån honom. Hans mentor, Rauf Ilwan, som en gång var en revolutionär, är nu en rik redaktör som är likgiltig inför Saids öde. När Saids hämndlystna handlingar spårar ur, blir han en jagad man och inser för sent sin sista chans till försoning.

Adrift on the Nile- Adrift on the Nile is a brief novel by Naguib Mahfouz that portraits theabsurdity and emptiness of life in Cairo during the late 1960''s, and the yearning for a seriousness. The novel''s main setting is a houseboat on the Nile where Anis Zaki, a bored and aimless civil servant, spends his leisure time in a narcotic daze induced by smoking hash. In the evenings Anis serves a group of male and female intellectuals who gather to smoke, banter, and flirt with one another. They have families and jobs but their approach to life is essentially cynical and unserious, until Samara Bahgat arrives and challenges them to examine their lives more seriously.

Cairo Modern- This novel follows the downfall of Mahgoob Abdel Daem, who faces economic crisis by offering moral concessions to the extent that he marries the mistress of the minister to facilitate their secret encounters. Through this novel, Mahfouz paints a vivid picture of society and its deterioration.

The novel revolves around a family facing a severe economic crisis following the death of the father. The eldest son, Hassan, becomes a thug who accompanies dancers, Hassanein searches for a marriage that will take him to the upper class, while Nafisa works as a dressmaker until her fate collapses and she becomes a prostitute.

Stories of our Neighbourhood- A unique novel in its composition, consisting of many stories that appear at first glance as self-contained narrative units, but come together so that they draw an image of the neighborhood, or of the world as Mahfouz sees it, drawn from the eyes of a child who grew up in the neighborhood and experienced its people and conditions.

The Journey of Ibn Fattouma- The young Arab man, Qandil al-Annabi, or the traveler Ibn Fatouma as he will be known later, fails to marry his beloved, and his teacher encourages him to embark on a journey during which he travels around neighboring countries in search of perfection and justice.