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The real malady is fear of life, not of death
Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz
Age: 94 †
Born: 1911
Born: December 11
Died: 2006
Died: August 30
Artist
Autobiographer
Film Writer
Intellectual
Journalist
Novelist
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Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
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Cairo
Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
Malady
Fear
Death
Real
Life
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It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
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You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us.
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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.
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