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Naguib mahfouz s haunting novella of postrevolutionary egypt combines a vivid pychological portrait of an anguished man with the suspense and rapid pace of a detective story. He released his first novel in 1939 at the age of 21. Aug 30, 2006 naguib mahfouz, the egyptian playwright and screenwriter who won the 1988 nobel prize in literature and was widely regarded as the arab worlds foremost novelist, died today, reuters and the. He published more than 350 short stories and34 novels. The search ebook by naguib mahfouz 9780525431695 rakuten kobo. Aug 30, 2006 the egyptian novelist naguib mahfouz, who has died aged 94, was the arab worlds most prominent literary figure. December 11, 1911 august 30, 2006 was an egyptian writer who won the 1988 nobel prize for literature. Read the search by naguib mahfouz available from rakuten kobo. Free download or read online palace walk pdf epub book.
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