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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.
Awards & recognition
- Cavafy Award · 2004
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1995
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Cairo · 1989
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile · 1988
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1988
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- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral
