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Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature

Literary award for Arabic literature

Field	Value
name	Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
native_name	جائزة نجيب محفوظ
presenter	President of the American University in Cairo (AUC)
country	Egypt Egypt
reward	English translation and publication by AUC Press
image	Nagib Mahfouz.jpg
image_caption	Naguib Mahfouz

The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature () is a literary award for Arabic literature. It is given to the best contemporary novel written in Egyptian Arabic or Arabic but not available in English translation. The winning book is then translated into English, and published by American University in Cairo Press. It was first awarded in 1996 and is presented annually on December 11, the birthday of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, by the President of the American University in Cairo.

2011 was a unique year for the award because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The campuses of the American University in Cairo were operationally impacted and instead of presenting no award, AUCP gave the award to "the revolutionary creativity of the Egyptian people during the popular uprising that began on 25 January 2011."

Winners

Previous winners:

1996: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, The Other Place; and Latifa al-Zayyat, The Open Door
1997: Mourid Barghouti, I Saw Ramallah; and Yusuf Idris, City of Love and Ashes
1998: Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Memory in the Flesh
1999: Edwar al-Kharrat, Rama and the Dragon
2000: Hoda Barakat, The Tiller of Waters
2001: Somaya Ramadan, Leaves of Narcissus
2002: Bensalem Himmich, The Polymath
2003: Khairy Shalaby, The Lodging House
2004: Alia Mamdouh, The Loved Ones
2005: Yusuf Abu Rayya, Wedding Night
2006: Sahar Khalifeh, The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant
2007: Amina Zaydan, Red Wine
2008: Hamdi Abu Golayyel, A Dog with No Tail
2009: Khalil Sweileh, The Scribe of Love
2010: Miral al-Tahawy, Brooklyn Heights
2011: Awarded to "the revolutionary creativity of the Egyptian people"
2012: Ezzat el Kamhawi, House of the Wolf
2013: Khaled Khalifa, No Knives in this City's Kitchens
2014: Hammour Ziada, Shawq al-darwish (The Longing of the Dervish)
2015: Hassan Daoud, La Tareeq Ila Al-Jannah ('No Road to Paradise')
2016: Adel Esmat, Hikayat Yusuf Tadrus ('The Tales of Yusuf Tadrus', 'حكايات يوسف تادرس')
2017: Huzama Habayeb, (Velvet, 'مُخْمَل')
2018: Omaima Al-Khamis, ('Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate', 'مسرى الغرانيق في مدن العقيق')
2020: Ahmed Taibaoui, The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody (awarded 2021)
2022: Fatma Qandil, (Empty Cages)
2024: Mohammed Tarazi, (Muted Microphone, ميكروفون كاتم صوت)

References

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(December 11, 2018). "Saudi writer Omaima Al-Khamis awarded the 2018 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". Ahram.
mlynxqualey. (2021-03-31). "Ahmed Taibaoui Wins 2021 Naguib Mahfouz Medal".
(11 December 2024). "Mohammed Tarazi Wins 2024 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for 'Muted Microphone'".

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