Writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. Considered one of the first contemporary writers in Arabic literature to explore themes of existentialism. Published 35 novels, ov...
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Writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. Considered one of the first contemporary writers in Arabic literature to explore themes of existentialism. Published 35 novels, over 350 short stories, 26 screenplays, hundreds of op-ed columns, and seven plays over a 70-year career. Famous works include The Cairo Trilogy and Children of Gebelawi.