One of the great writers of our time has passed away. Naguib Mahfouz, nobel prize winning novelist, whose Cairo Trilogy stands as one of the great achievements of the past century, died at the age of 94. I have not read his other works -- he produced forty novels -- but the Trilogy affected me deeply.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with his work, Lee Smith has written an overview and remembrance for Slate. Read it here.
The NYT obituary is here. It's worth a read.
And here's the BBC obit.
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