‘The Quarter’ shows masterly hand of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz
Dec 11, 2019
3 minutes
I visited Cairo in 2006 to write a story about the legacy of Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Naguib Mahfouz, who had recently died. The tribute that stood out to me was given by the manager of a cafe in which Mahfouz had gathered with other writers. He said, “Naguib Mahfouz gave the Nobel people the honor by accepting their award, not the other way around.”
Now the accuracy of that statement is reinforced by the publication
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