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Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092379
South African History Online (2012) 'Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092379 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092379, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092379. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz becomes first Arabic-language writer to win Nobel Prize for literature.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092379.
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