Naguib Mahfouz

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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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