(1911–2006), Egyptian novelist and short-story writer. He was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1988). Notable works: Miramar (novel, 1967).
Definition of Mahfouz, Naguib in US English:
Mahfouz, Naguib
proper nounmäˈfo͞oz
(1911–2006), Egyptian novelist and short-story writer. Notable works: Miramar (1967), Wedding Song (1981), and The Seventh Heaven (2005). Nobel Prize for Literature (1988).