“My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.” LiteratureWifeWesternMy WifePrizeNobel Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.” Has BeensSeemsLiteratureLanguageEffectsPrizeNobelNobel PrizeLiterary Works Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize.” IfsBookHandsReadingLiteratureWishForgetSupportShakesPrizeReading BooksNobelTalk To MeNobel PrizeCountrymen Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.” FirstsFeelingsLiteratureGivenLevelsFirst TimeInternationalPrizeAppreciatedNobelNobel Prize Author:Naguib Mahfouz
