"The Cairo Trilogy" by Naguib Mahfouz
Series: RN Documentaries
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:29:31
Michele Ernsting talks to leading Arab intellectual Fouad Ajami (Director of Middle Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University) about "The Cairo Trilogy", one of the most important works of literature by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. Mafouz who died 30 August 2006 is the only Arab to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was a dissident, who suffered a serious stabbing by Islamic extremists in 1994. He was considered to be one of the most influential Arab writers of the 20th century.
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Michele Ernsting talks to leading Arab intellectual Fouad Ajami (Director of Middle Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University) about "The Cairo Trilogy", one of the most important works of literature by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. Mafouz who died 30 August 2006 is the only Arab to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was a dissident, who suffered a serious stabbing by Islamic extremists in 1994. He was considered to be one of the most influential Arab writers of the 20th century.
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Posted on November 29, 2006 at 12:14 PM | Permalink
Review of "The Cairo Trilogy" by Naguib Mahfouz
Despite the horrible pun setting up this show about Nagib Mafouz ("Nagib Mafouz has died, leaving behind a body -- of work ..."), this is an important piece of radio, especially these days when examples of an Arabic intellectual tradition are far over-shadowed by the terrorist threat and Muslim extremism. What Radio Netherlands has put together here -- a hybrid of interview, scored readings and reported feature -- is a great introduction to Nagib Mafouz, the ideas behind his most famous works and the underpinnings of the rich cultural tradition he belongs to. It would fit great in any slot meant for books or culture in general.