On Art, Literature and History: Essays by Naguib Mahfouz, Aran Byrne
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 non-fiction works, however - a gap that this book fills. Bringing together Mahfouz