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And of what value is the life of an individual? It equals not a single dry tear to one who looks to the far future and the grand plan. For this I wou… - Naguib Mahfouz
" "And of what value is the life of an individual? It equals not a single dry tear to one who looks to the far future and the grand plan. For this I would be cruel without any qualms. I would strike with an iron hand, and drive hundreds of thousands through hardships-not from stupidity of character or despotic egotism.
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About Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic: نجيب محفوظ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ, IPA: [næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ]; December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian writer, who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Native Name:
نجيب محفوظ
Alternative Names:
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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Najīb Maḥfūẓ
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naguib mahvuz
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mahfoud najib
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naguib mahfoud
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Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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