Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
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Quotes
Biography
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer and the first Arabic-language author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in Cairo in 1911 and spent his entire life in the city. Mahfouz is best known for his Cairo Trilogy, a series of novels that explore Egyptian society through the lives of different families. His works often deal with themes such as tradition, modernity, and the complexities of human nature.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can.
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The purpose of art is to provide what life does not.
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We have reached the end of an epoch. We have touched the limit of our resources. Doubtless our descendants will pay for our squandering of the assets of the earth. But on the other hand, what is progress if not the realization of Utopia?