Naguib Mahfouz 1911-2006 Encarta Encyclopedia, AP/Wide World Born in 1911, educated at Cairo University Wrote short stories and historical novels before wwi Turned to write novels of social realism after Wwi Later works combined realism symbolism A prolific writer: no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories and more than 200 articles
Naguib Mahfouz 1911-2006 Born in 1911, educated at Cairo University Wrote short stories and historical novels before WWII Turned to write novels of social realism after WWII Later works combined realism & symbolism A prolific writer: no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles
His Works NAG U FALACE WA,AACL通 The Time and the place The Cairo Trilogy The Time and Place Palace Walk Palace of and other stories, 1991 Desire, Sugar Street (first published 1957)
His Works The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (first published 1957) The Time and Place and Other Stories, 1991
His Influence The first Arab Writer to through works rich in win the nobel prize nuance -now clear-sightedly in literature realistic, now evocatively ambiguous- has formed an 1988, The Cairo trilogy Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind o Depicts realistically the a dickens of the Cairo cafes social and political life in egypt andthe balzac of Egypt His classical and lucid style rejuvenated literary arabic without
His Influence ◆The first Arab Writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – 1988, The Cairo Trilogy ◆Depicts realistically the social and political life in Egypt ◆His classical and lucid style rejuvenated literary Arabic without recourse to colloquialisms … through works rich in nuance - now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous - has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind "a Dickens of the Cairo cafés" and "the Balzac of Egypt
Underlying Implications Do you think the sudden change of the boys age symbolizes something? Do you think the boy 's first day at school symbolizes something?
Underlying Implications • Do you think the sudden change of the boy’ s age symbolizes something? • Do you think the boy’s first day at school symbolizes something?