For 10 points, name this Egyptian author of the "Cairo Trilogy."
One of this man's works details the journey of the anarchist thief Said Mahran, who releases the title animals on his former best friend, who had put him in prison. In another work, the title character attempts to find meaning in life through his lovers Margaret and Wanda. Besides the novels The Thief and the Dogs and The Beggar, this author wrote a novel that ends with the barber Abbas beaten to death by British soldiers in Midaq Alley. This author wrote about the family of Al-Sayyid Ahmed during their struggles between the two World Wars in Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street. For 10 points, name this Egyptian author of the "Cairo Trilogy."
One of this man's works details the journey of the anarchist thief Said Mahran, who releases the title animals on his former best friend, who had put him in prison.
Naguib Mahfouz