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Also Known As Najīb Maḥfūẓ
Born December 11, 1911 • Cairo • Egypt
Died August 30, 2006 (aged 94) • Cairo • Egypt
Awards And Honors Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature (1996) • Nobel Prize (1988)
Notable Works “Children of the Alley” • “The Cairo Trilogy”

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