After the Nobel Prize 1989-1994: The Non-fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz, Volume IV

Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab world's only Nobel literature laureate, is best known internationally for his short stories and novels, including The Cairo Trilogy . But in Egypt he was equally familiar to newspaper readers for the column he wrote for many years in the leading daily Al-Ahram , in which he reflected on issues of the day from domestic and international events, politics, and economics to historic anniversaries, inspirational personalities, and questions of cultural freedom. This volume brings together the 285 articles he wrote between January 1989 and the near-fatal knife attack in October 1994. In carefully crafted short texts, his social conscience is revealed as he highlights political shortcomings, economic injustice, and corruption in Egypt and the wider Arab world. His philosophical sensitivity comes to the fore as he contemplates the meaning of a historic events, contributions of an influential people, and what is required to lead a good life. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Oslo peace accords, the spread of terrorism, the Cairo earthquake, the passing of Louis Awad, Yusuf Idris, Yahya Hakki, the third term of Hosni Mubarak, climate change, and more come under Naguib Mahfouz's fine scrutiny. For any fan of Mahfouz's fiction, this collection opens a window on a different side of his intellect, and it offers insights from one of the region's greatest modern minds.

Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab world's only Nobel literature laureate, is best known internationally for his short stories and novels, including The Cairo Trilogy. But in Egypt he was equally familiar to newspaper readers for the column he wrote for many years in the leading daily Al-Ahram, in which he reflected on issues of the day from domestic and international events, politics, and economics to historic anniversaries, inspirational personalities, and questions of cultural freedom. This volume brings together the 285 articles he wrote between January 1989 and the near-fatal knife attack in October 1994.In carefully crafted short texts, his social conscience is revealed as he highlights political shortcomings, economic injustice, and corruption in Egypt and the wider Arab world. His philosophical sensitivity comes to the fore as he contemplates the meaning of a historic events, contributions of an influential people, and what is required to lead a good life. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Oslo peace accords, the spread of terrorism, the Cairo earthquake, the passing of Louis Awad, Yusuf Idris, Yahya Hakki, the third term of Hosni Mubarak, climate change, and more come under Naguib Mahfouz's fine scrutiny. For any fan of Mahfouz's fiction, this collection opens a window on a different side of his intellect, and it offers insights from one of the region's greatest modern minds.

Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab world's only Nobel literature laureate, isbest known internationally for his short stories and novels,including The Cairo Trilogy. But in Egypt he was equallyfamiliar to newspaper readers for the column he wrote for manyyears in the leading daily Al-Ahram, in which he reflectedon issues of the day from domestic and international events,politics, and economics to historic anniversaries, inspirationalpersonalities, and questions of cultural freedom. This volumebrings together the 285 articles he wrote between January 1989 andthe near-fatal knife attack in October 1994. In carefully craftedshort texts, his social conscience is revealed as he highlightspolitical shortcomings, economic injustice, and corruption in Egyptand the wider Arab world. His philosophical sensitivity comes tothe fore as he contemplates the meaning of a historic events,contributions of an influential people, and what is required tolead a good life. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Oslo peaceaccords, the spread of terrorism, the Cairo earthquake, the passingof Louis Awad, Yusuf Idris, Yahya Hakki, the third term of HosniMubarak, climate change, and more come under Naguib Mahfouz's finescrutiny. For any fan of Mahfouz's fiction, this collection opens awindow on a different side of his intellect, and it offers insightsfrom one of the region's greatest modern minds "Naguib Mahfouz was familiar to newspaper readers across Egypt for his column in the leading daily Al-Ahram, in which he reflected on issues of the day, from domestic and international events, politics and economics to culture. This volume brings together his articles written between January 1989 and the knife attack in October 1994 that almost ended his life. In carefully crafted short texts his social conscience is revealed as he highlights political shortcomings, economic injustice, and corruption in Egypt and the wider Arab world. His philosophical sensitivity comes to the fore as he contemplates the meaning of a historic event, the contribution of an influential person, or what is required to lead a good life. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the New World Order, the Oslo Peace Accords, the spread of terrorism, the Cairo earthquake and even climate change - these and more come under Naguib Mahfouz's fine scrutiny." -- Publisher's description Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most important writers in contemporary Arabic literature. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1988 (the only Arab writer to win the prize thus far), his novels helped bring Arabic literature onto the international stage. Far fewer people know his nonfiction works, however - a gap that this book fills. Bringing together Mahfouz's early nonfiction writings (most penned during the 1930s) which have not previously been available in English, this volume offers a rare glimpse into the early development of the renowned author In these essays Mahfouz comments on Egyptian politics, the role of Parliament and the institutional changes that took place in Egypt after Honsi Mubarak became President in 1981.