▁first ▁introduced ▁Mah f ou z ' s ▁nov els ▁in ▁English , ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁has ▁published ▁ 4 3 ▁volumes ▁of ▁his ▁writing , ▁including ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁Life ’ s ▁Wis dom , ▁an ▁anth ology ▁of ▁his ▁thought ▁and ▁philosophy , ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁Love ▁in ▁the ▁Rain ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁The ▁A UC ▁Press ▁has ▁also ▁lic ensed ▁some ▁ 6 0 0 ▁foreign - language ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Mah f ou z ' s ▁works ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁languages . ▁ ▁The ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁Medal ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁Egypt ian ▁writer ▁and ▁the ▁rich ▁literary ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁A UC ▁Press ▁established ▁the ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁Medal ▁for ▁Liter ature , ▁a ▁major ▁award ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Arab ic ▁literature ▁in ▁translation . ▁ ▁The ▁award , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁and ▁a ▁c ash ▁prize , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁translation ▁and ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁novel ▁throughout ▁the ▁English - spe aking ▁world , ▁is ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December , ▁the ▁birth day ▁of ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z . ▁ ▁W inners ▁of ▁the ▁N agu ib ▁Mah f ou z ▁Medal ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 4 ▁w inners ▁of ▁the