The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature () is a literary award for Arabic literature."Children of Our Alley: Mahfouz Award Fuels Schism in Egyptian Literary Field" by Samia Mehrez, Al-Jadid magazine, vol. 8, no. 41, Fall 2002. Last accessed October 8, 2012.Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature , official website. 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"Palestinian female novelist granted Naguib Mahfouz medal in Cairo." Xinhua News Agency. (Dec. 11, 2006). . Last accessed October 8, 2012. 2007: Amina Zaydan, Red Wine 2008: Hamdi Abu Golayyel, A Dog with No Tail 2009: Khalil Sweileh, The Scribe of Love"Syrian writer wins naguib mahfouz medal for literature." (2009, Dec 14). Daily News Egypt. . Last accessed October 8, 2012. 2010: Miral al-Tahawy, Brooklyn Heights"Professor receives naguib mahfouz medal for literature" (2010, Dec 13). Targeted News Service [Washington, D.C]. . Last accessed October 8, 2012. 2011: Awarded to "the revolutionary creativity of the Egyptian people""This year's Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to ... you", M. Lynx Qualey, Almasry Alyoum, 12/12/2011 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
External links Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, official website.