Naguib Mahfouz

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Translations into English

Midaq Alley / translated from Arabic by Trevor Le Gassick. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, cop. 1966

God’s World : an Anthology of Short Stories / transl. with an introd. by Akef Abadir and Roger Allen. – Minneapolis : Bibl. Islamica, 1973

Mirrors : a novel / transl. from the Arabic by Roger Allen. – Minneapolis : Bibl. Islamica, 1977

Miramar / edited and revised by Maged el Kommos, John Rodenbeck ; translated by Fatma Moussa Mahmoud. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1978

Children of Gebelawi / transl. by Philip Stewart. – London : Heinemann, 1981

The Thief and the Dogs / translated by Trevor Le Gassick, M.M. Badawi ; revised by John Rodenbeck. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1984

Wedding Song / introduction by Mursi Saad El Din, translated from Arabic by Olive E. Kenny ; edited and revised by Mursi Saad El Din and John Rodenbeck. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1984

Autumn Quail / translated by Roger Allen ; revised by John Rodenbeck. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1985

The Beginning and the End / edited by Mason Rossiter Smith ; translated by Ramses Awad. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1985

The Beggar / translated by Kristin Walker Henry and Nariman Khales Naili al-Warraki. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1986

Respected Sir / translated by Rasheed El-Enany. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1987

The Search / edited by Magdi Wahba translated by Mohamed Islam. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, cop. 1987

Fountain and Tomb / translated from the Arabic by Soad Sobhy, Essam Fattouh, James Kenneson. – Washington, D.C. : Three Continents Press, 1988

The Day the Leader Was Killed : a novel / translated with an introduction by Malak Hashem. – Cairo : General Egyptian Book Organization, 1989

Palace Walk / translated by William M. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1989

Palace of Desire / translated by William Maynard Hutchins, Lorne M. Kenny, Olive E. Kenny. – London : Doubleday, 1991

The Time and the Place and Other Stories / selected and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. – New York : Doubleday, 1991

The Journey of Ibn Fattouma / translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. – New York : Doubleday, 1992

Sugar Street / translated by William Maynard Hutchins and Angele Botros Samaan. – New York : Doubleday, 1992

Adrift on the Nile / translated by Frances Liardet. – New York : Doubleday, 1993

The Harafish / translated by Catherine Cobham. – New York : Doubleday, 1994

Arabian Nights and Days / translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. – London : Doubleday, 1995

Children of the Alley / translated by Peter Theroux. – New York : Doubleday, 1996

Echoes of an Autobiography / translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. – New York : Doubleday, 1997

Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth / translated by Tagreid Abu-Hassabo. – New York : Anchor Books, 2000

The Cairo Trilogy / translated by William Maynard Hutchins … [et al.] ; with an introduction by Sabry Hafez. – New York : Knopf, 2001. – Content: Palace walk ; Palace of desire ; Sugar street

Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber : Reflections of a Nobel laureate, 1994-2001 : from Conversations with Mohamed Salmawy . – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press ; Chichester : Wiley, 2001

Khufu’s Wisdom / translated by Raymond Stock. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2003

Rhadopis of Nubia / translated by Anthony Calderbank. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2003

Thebes at War / translated by Humphrey Davies. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2003

Voices from the Other World : Ancient Egyptian Tales / translated by Raymond Stock. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press ; London : Eurospan, 2003

The Dreams / translated by Raymond Stock. – Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2004

Life’s Wisdom : From the Works of the Nobel Laureate / edited by Aleya Serour. – Cairo : American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2006

Dreams of Departure : the Last Dreams Published in the Nobel laureate’s Lifetime / translated by Raymond Stock. – Cairo : American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2007

Karnak Café / translated by Roger Allen. – Cairo : American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2007

Morning and Evening Talk / translated by Christina Phillips. – Cairo : American Univ. i Cairo Press, 2007

Cairo Modern / translated by William M. Hutchins. – Cairo : American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2008

The Mirage / translated by Nancy Roberts. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2009

The Essential Naguib Mahfouz / edited and translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2011

The Coffeehouse / translated by Raymond Stock. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2010

The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz : From the Works of the Nobel Laureate / edited by Aleya Serour. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2011

Love in the Rain / translated by Nancy Roberts. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2011

Khan Al-Khalili / translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen. – New York : Anchor Books, 2011

Heart of the night / translated by Aida A. Bamia. – Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2011

Critical studies (a selection)

Peled, Mattityahu, Religion, My Own : the Literary Works of Najib Mahfuz. – New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Books, cop. 1983

Critical Perspectives on Naguib Mahfouz / edited by Trevor Le Gassick. – Washington, D.C. : Three Continents Press, cop. 1991

Inānī, Rašīd al-, Naguib Mahfouz : the Pursuit of Meaning. – London : Routledge, 1993

Naguib Mahfouz : from Regional Fame to Global Recognition / edited by Michael Beard and Adnan Haydar. – Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1993

Moosa, Matti, The Early Novels of Naguib Mahfouz : Images of Modern Egypt. – Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 1994

The Swedish Academy, 2013

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