 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Naguib Mahfouz | |
 "who, through works rich in nuance – now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous – has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006) "who, through works rich in nuance – now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous – has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind."[1] He is the first and only Arabic–Egyptian recipient of the prize.[2][3]
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988 nobelprize.org
- ^ Naguib Mahfouz britannica.com
- ^ Sheila Rule (14 October 1988). "Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded To an Arabic Writer for First Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.