Naguib Mahfouz: References & Edit History
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Rasheed El-Enany, Naguib Mahfouz: His Life and Times (2007), is a biography. Mahfouz’s life and work are discussed in Matti Moosa, The Early Novels of Naguib Mahfouz (1994), covering works though 1959; and Rasheed El-Enany, Naguib Mahfouz: The Pursuit of Meaning (1993), treating also subsequent works. Michael Beard and Adnan Haydar (eds.), Naguib Mahfouz: From Regional Fame to Global Recognition (1993), collects analyses of his works.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Dec 07, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 26, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 25, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Naguib Mahfouz. | Dec 20, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Oct 29, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Naguib Mahfouz, 94, Nobel Laureate in Literature, Dies. | Feb 03, 2017 | ||
| Changed "Fuʾād I University" to "Egyptian University." | Jul 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Biography of Naguib Mahfouz. | May 06, 2013 | ||
| Biographical details added, and descriptions of several novels expanded. | Apr 09, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: LitWeb - Biography of Naguib Mahfouz. | Jan 05, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Egypt State Information Service - Biography of Naguib Mahfouz. | Jan 05, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Naguib Mahfouz. | Jan 05, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Feb 23, 1999 |
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