Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. In awarding the prize, the Swedish Academy described him as a writer "who, through works rich in nuance – now clear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous – has formed an Egyptian narrative art that applies to all mankind".

- Rhadopis of Nubia 1943 novel egypt, historical, passion, love en

- Thebes at War 1944 novel egypt, historical en

- Cairo Modern 1945 novel egypt, poverty, ambition, corruption en

- Khan Al-Khalili 1945 novel historical, egypt, war, sacrifice en

- Midaq Alley 1947 novel poverty, ambition, social change en

- The Mirage 1948 novel egypt, motherhood, love, psychology en

- The Beginning and the End 1949 novel egypt, poverty, class en

- Children of the Alley 1956 novel egypt, religion, allegory, power, oppression en

- Palace Walk 1956 novel historical, egypt, cairo, classics en

- The Cairo Trilogy 1956 novel egypt, colonialism, historical, family en

- Palace of Desire 1957 novel egypt, historical, classics en

- Sugar Street 1957 novel egypt, historical, classics en

- Adrift on the Nile 1966 novel egypt, philosophy, apathy, disillusionment en

- Arabian Nights and Days 1979 novel fantasy, classics, egypt, historical en

- Before the Throne 1983 novel egypt, religion, historical en

- The Day the Leader Was Killed 1983 novel egypt, historical, politics, family en

- The Journey of Ibn Fattouma 1983 novel travel, religion, justice, corruption en

- Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth 1985 novel egypt, historical en

- Morning and Evening Talk 1987 novel egypt, historical, family, class en

- Karnak Café 1989 novel betrayal, egypt, torture, oppression en

- The Time and the Place 1991 short-stories egypt en

- The Harafish 1997 novel family, power, justice, historical, rebellion en

- Voices from the Other World 2002 short-stories egypt, historical, fantasy en

- The Seventh Heaven 2005 short-stories supernatural, ghosts, fantasy, mythology en

- Three Novels of Ancient Egypt 2007 novel ancient egypt, historical, love en

- Heart of the Night 2011 novel class, marriage, justice, spirituality en

- The Dreams 2011 short-stories dreams, memory, identity, aging en