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The early novels of Naguib Mahfouz : images of modern Egypt
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ISBN: 0813023564 9780813023564 0813013097 9780813013091 Year: 1994 Publisher: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida,

The changing rhythm : a study of Najīb Mahfūz's novels
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ISBN: 9004035877 Year: 1973 Publisher: Leiden Brill

Naguib Mahfouz : the pursuit of meaning
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ISBN: 0415073952 0203311531 113814083X 1280020857 0203416805 113490584X 0415246121 1134905831 9780203416808 9786610020850 661002085X 9781134905799 1134905793 9781134905836 9781134905843 041502286X 9780415022866 9780415073950 9781138140837 9781138140837 9781280020858 9780415246125 Year: 1993 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Included is a full biography and systematic analysis of the writer's works.


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On literature and philosophy : the non-fiction writing of Naguib Mahfouz. Volume 1
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ISBN: 1909942774 1909942782 Year: 2016 Publisher: London : Gingko Library,

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"Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most important writers in contemporary Arabic literature. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1988 (the only Arab writer to win the prize thus far), his novels helped bring Arabic literature onto the international stage. Far fewer people know his nonfiction works, however--a gap that this book fills. Bringing together Mahfouz's early nonfiction writings (most penned during the 1930s) which have not previously been available in English, this volume offers a rare glimpse into the early development of the renowned author. As these pieces show, Mahfouz was deeply interested in literature and philosophy, and his early writings engage with the origins of philosophy, its development and place in the history of thought, as well its meaning writ large. In his literary essays, he discusses a wide range of authors, from Anton Chekov to his own Arab contemporaries like Taha Hussein. He also ventures into a host of important contemporary issues, including science and modernity, the growing movement for women's rights in the Arab world, and emerging ideologies like socialism--all of which outline the growing challenges to traditional modes of living that we saw all around him. Together, these essays offer a fascinating window not just into the mind of Mahfouz himself but the changing landscape of Egypt during that time, from the development of Islam to the struggles between tradition, modernity, and the influences of the West." -- Publisher's description

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