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Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who is considered one of the greatest authors of Arab literature. He was born in 1911 and passed away in 2006. He is best known for his novels and plays, which explore the social, political, and cultural issues of Egypt and the Arab world.
Some of his most famous novels include "The Cairo Trilogy," which consists of the novels "Palace Walk," "Palace of Desire," and "Sugar Street," and "The Thief and the Dogs," which is considered one of the greatest works of modern Arabic literature. Other notable novels by Mahfouz include "Midaq Alley," "The Children of Gebelawi," and "The Beginning and the End."
Mahfouz was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988, which he received "for his writing, which, through its combination of the Arab-Islamic heritage with the modern world, has shed new light on human problems and aspirations."