Naguib Mahfouz was born on 11 December 1911 in Al-Jamāliyah. An Egyptian novelist, Mahfouz is the most celebrated writer in the modern Arabic language. His many novels and short stories depict life in Cairo, most famously in the Cairo Trilogy, which follows a merchant family across three generations in the first half of the twentieth century. Children of Gebelawi, an allegorical work, was banned in Egypt for its treatment of religious themes. In 1988 he became the first Arabic-language author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1994 he survived a knife attack by extremists outside his home, and he continued to write, with difficulty, until his final years.
Before and after
- from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912Italo-Turkish War
- from 10 October 1911 to 12 February 1912Xinhai Revolution
- from 10 October 1911 to 1 December 1911Wuchang Uprising
- 3 November 1911Founding of Chevrolet
- 11 December 1911Birth of Naguib Mahfouz
- 11 December 1911Publication of Jana Gana Mana
- 14 December 1911Amundsen reaches the South Pole
- from January 1912 to August 1912Albanian revolt of 1912
- from 1 January 1912 to 7 December 1949Republic of China
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