Naguib Mahfouz ( Arabic : نجيب محفوظ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ , IPA : ( næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ ) ; 11 December 1911 - 30 August 2006 ) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature .
Naguib Mahfouz ( December 11 , 1911-August 30 , 2006 ) was an Egyptian novelist who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature .