Naguib Mahfouz

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-12-11 (95 years old)

Deathday

2006-08-30

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Naguib Mahfouz

Biography

Naguib Mahfouz, (born December 11, 1911, Cairo, Egypt—died August 30, 2006, Cairo), Egyptian novelist and screenplay writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, the first Arabic writer to be so honoured.

Acting

Production

1965

2005

Stray Cats

as Novel

1980

1952

Rayya and Sekina

as Screenplay

1954

The Beast

as Screenplay

2009

Rhapsody in Autumn

as Short Story

1955

1971

The Choice

as Writer

1966

2012

The Glimpse

as Novel

1995

Midaq Alley

as Novel

1981

1951

1973

Al-Shahat

as Writer

1970

1947

The Avenger

as Writer

1972

Empire M

as Writer

1966

Cairo 30

as Novel

1986

Al-Harafish

as Writer

1970

Al-Sarab

as Writer

1964

The Road

as Story

1975

1959

1990

Layl Wa Khawana

as Original Story

1989

1981

1958

A criminal on leave

as Scenario Writer

1957

The Thug

as Screenplay

1976

The Sinners

as Writer

1972

Forbidden

as Novel

1986

The Hunger

as Original Story

1958

1975

Karnak

as Novel

1980

Al Sharida

as Novel

1956

The Scornful Man

as Scenario Writer

1984

The Servant

as Writer

1959

I Am Free

as Scenario Writer

1969

A Bit of Torment

as Dialogue

1959

We the Students

as Screenplay

1959

We the Students

as Scenario Writer

1959

We the Students

as Dialogue

1992

1991

1968

Three Stories

as Writer

1978

The Criminal

as Writer

1958

The Fugitive

as Writer

1983

Ayoub

as Writer

1963

1973

Two-faced

as Writer

1969

Miramar

as Writer

1973

Al Sokkareya

as Writer

1986

1964

The Road

as Novel

1986

The Hunger

as Novel

1969

Bi'r al-herman

as Screenplay

1985

The Pursued

as Novel

1985

1958

The Charmer

as Writer

2024

Let's Unite

as Novel

1976

Tawheeda

as Screenplay

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