Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian novelist and the only Arabic-language author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. His Cairo Trilogy is a monumental portrait of Egyptian society across three generations; his assassination attempt by Islamists reflected the controversy his work provoked.
Works
- Palace WalkCairo family saga spanning decades through the eyes of a merchant patriarch
- Palace of DesirePortrait of family conflict and forbidden desires in Egyptian society
- Sugar StreetFinal installment tracing a Cairo family through political upheaval and change
- The Beginning and the EndNovel of brothers torn apart by their father's legacy of crime and ambition
- Midaq AlleyVivid snapshot of a Cairo alleyway and its interconnected community of characters
- Children of GebelawiPhilosophical allegory of Egyptian history through fantastical family generations
- Children of the AlleyPhilosophical allegory of Egyptian history through fantastical family generations
- MiramarNovella of political intrigue and conflicted loyalties in Egyptian apartment building