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A consummate listener

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From the Economist’s obituary of Naguib Mahfouz:

He was a perfect gentleman: self-effacing, tolerant to a fault, and a consummate listener. Into his 70s he prowled far across the city on solitary early-morning walks, typically ending up in one of the many cafés where he was greeted as a returning son of the quartier. Into his 90s he rarely missed his weekly gathering of intimates at some public watering hole. There he soaked up the endless tales of woe, the political gossip and wicked jokes that provide the spice of Egyptian life.

I don’t read many novels lately, but his Cairo Trilogy is back on my shortlist.

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2 Responses to “A consummate listener”

  1. Sanjay M Says:
    September 25th, 2006 at 12:23

    Remembered this site when I came across a quote today… “It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” - Douglas Adams ;-) Btw you could probably add this to your books books page, [and fyi the link to a blog entry (March 2005) in your books page isn’t working] Cheers,Sanjay

  2. Dave Says:
    September 25th, 2006 at 13:58

    Yes, the books books page was sadly abandoned before it got going; thanks for letting me know about the busted link. Books books is reserved for non-technical stuff I’ve finished, so can’t put CT in there (yet).

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