Nagib Mahfuz citáty
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Nagib Mahfuz
Datum narození: 11. prosinec 1911
Datum úmrtí: 30. srpen 2006
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Nagíb Mahfúz byl egyptský romanopisec, nositel Nobelovy ceny za literaturu za rok 1988.
Citáty Nagib Mahfuz
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„Voices were blended and intermingled in a tumultuous swirl around which eddied laughter, shouts, the squeaking of doors and windows, piano and accordion music, rollicking handclaps, a policeman's bark, braying, grunts, coughs of hashish addicts and screams of drunkards, anonymous calls for help, raps of a stick, and singing by individuals and groups.“
— Naguib Mahfouz
Mahfouz (1957) Palace of Desire Part II; Cited in Matt Schudel "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083000475.html Leading Arab Novelist Gave Streets a Voice]" in: Washington Post, August 31, 2006
„According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.“
— Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz in: Gary Dexter (2010) Poisoned Pens: Literary Invective Form Amis to Zola. p. 226
„God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.“
— Naguib Mahfouz
Attributed to Naguib Mahfouz in: Thorntize (2009) The Handbook of Wisdom and Delight. p. 121
„You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.“
— Naguib Mahfouz
Cited in: Michael J. Gelb (1996) Thinking for a change: discovering the power to create, communicate and lead. p. 96
