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In quotes: Thoughts on Mahfouz
In quotes: Thoughts on Mahfouz
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 August 31, 2006
"He was always close to the people as readers and managed to write novels with which they could relate and identify. He felt that as a grassroots author he had the licence to write about poor people's passions and frustrations. He had the outstanding capability to write easily about people living in ornate palace as well as the residents of decrepit neighbourhoods."
Kamal Dhip
Literary critic
"Mahfouz was a cultural light ... who brought Arab literature to the world. He expressed with his creativity the values shared by all, the values of enlightenment and tolerance that reject extremism."
Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian President
"He was the last of the pioneers. He was the only Egyptian who perfectly blended the East and the West."
Raymond Stock
Mahfouz's friend and biographer
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"He was an outstanding author whose depiction of everyday life in Cairo was unashamedly authentic and remarkably captivating."
Ahmad Juma
Culture editor, Bahrain's Al Ayam newspaper
"The work of Mahfouz showed the deepest insight into the lives of Egyptians and all mankind."
Dana Perino
White House deputy press secretary
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