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Naguib Mahfouz: books and prizes

Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and screenplay writer who spent his whole life in Cairo. He worked as a civil servant until 1972, including posts in censorship and cinema support. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988.^3,1,2

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1957The Cairo Trilogy²Bayn al Qasrayn, Qasr al Shawq, SukkariyaPalace Walk, Palace of Desire and Sugar Street. The Nobel biography gives 1957 for the trilogynovel
2. 1959Children of Gebelawi²Also published in English as Children of the Alleynovel
3. 1961The Thief and the Dogs²novel
4. 1962Autumn Quail²novel
5. 1966Small Talk on the Nile²Also published in English as Adrift on the Nilenovel
6. 1967Miramar²novel

Prizes

1. 1988Nobel Prize in Literature^1,3For Body of work

Sources

1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Naguib Mahfouz, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 1988 (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. Nobel Prize Outreach, Naguib Mahfouz, Biographical, Nobel Prize in Literature 1988 (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Naguib Mahfouz, Encyclopaedia Britannica (last updated 2026-08-26)