7 8 ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁translated ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁novel , ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ' s ▁Mir amar ― his ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁translated ▁into ▁English ― there by ▁launch ing ▁its ▁new ▁Arab ic ▁F iction ▁in ▁Trans lation ▁program . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁translation , ▁distribution , ▁and ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁modern ▁Arab ic ▁fiction , ▁bringing ▁over ▁ 1 4 5 ▁Arab ic ▁fiction ▁titles ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 ▁authors ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁countries , ▁to ▁English - spe aking ▁readers , ▁including ▁ ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Nobel ▁la ure ate ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁acc laimed ▁author ▁A la a ▁Al ▁As w any . ▁ ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁won ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature , ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁signed ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁publishing ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁writer , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁his ▁primary ▁English - language ▁publish er ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁world wide ▁agent ▁for ▁all ▁translation ▁rights , ▁publishing ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁lic ens ing ▁numerous ▁ed itions ▁in ▁other ▁languages . ▁His ▁most ▁translated ▁novel , ▁M ida q ▁Al ley , ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁foreign ▁ed itions ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁languages . ▁ ▁Since ▁it