Najib Mahfuz is Egypt's best known novelist. In 1988 he became the first Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize, and he is now internationally famous. This book which provides a detailed analysis of Mahfuz's major works (The Cairo Trilogy, The Thief and the Dogs, Children of Gebelawi) is intended for both the specialist and the general reader. Students of Arabic literature will find here a new approach to Mahfuz's work and many fresh insights into the writer's life and philosophy. For the general reader with an interest in world literature, modern Egypt or Arab culture, this book will serve as an introduction to this prominent and famous modern Arab writer.
