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The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz: from the Works of the Nobel Laureate
Naguib Mahfouz
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Hardback. Editor(s): Serour, Aleya. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
With a writing career spanning some seventy years, Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most recognized writers in the world. His study of philosophy at what is now Cairo University greatly influenced his works, as did his wide readings and his work in the government and in the Cinema Organization. The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz, like the earlier Life's Wisdom, is a unique collection of quotations selected from the great author's works, offering philosophical insights on themes such as childhood, youth, love, marriage, war, freedom, death, the supernatural, the afterlife, the soul, immortality, and many other subjects that take us ... Read more
With a writing career spanning some seventy years, Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most recognized writers in the world. His study of philosophy at what is now Cairo University greatly influenced his works, as did his wide readings and his work in the government and in the Cinema Organization. The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz, like the earlier Life's Wisdom, is a unique collection of quotations selected from the great author's works, offering philosophical insights on themes such as childhood, youth, love, marriage, war, freedom, death, the supernatural, the afterlife, the soul, immortality, and many other subjects that take us ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774164958
SKU
V9789774164958
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About Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was born in the crowded Cairo district of Gamaliya. He wrote nearly 40 novel-length works, plus hundreds of short stories and numerous screenplays. He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1988. Aleya Serour was the co-author of the first edition of the AUC Press's bestselling Cairo Practical Guide in 1975, and the ... Read more
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