Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab world's only Nobel literature laureate, is
best known internationally for his short stories and novels,
including The Cairo Trilogy. But in Egypt he was equally familiar
to newspaper readers for the column he wrote for many years in the
leading daily Al-Ahram, in which he reflected on issues of the day
from domestic and international events, politics, and economics to
historic anniversaries, inspirational personalities, and questions
of cultural freedom. This volume brings together the 285 articles
he wrote between January 1989 and the near-fatal knife attack in
October 1994. In carefully crafted short texts, his social
conscience is revealed as he highlights political shortcomings,
economic injustice, and corruption in Egypt and the wider Arab
world. His philosophical sensitivity comes to the fore as he
contemplates the meaning of a historic events, contributions of an
influential people, and what is required to lead a good life. The
collapse of the Soviet Union, the Oslo peace accords, the spread of
terrorism, the Cairo earthquake, the passing of Louis Awad, Yusuf
Idris, Yahya Hakki, the third term of Hosni Mubarak, climate
change, and more come under Naguib Mahfouz's fine scrutiny. For any
fan of Mahfouz's fiction, this collection opens a window on a
different side of his intellect, and it offers insights from one of
the region's greatest modern minds.
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