对埃及现代文学稍有了解的人没有不知道纳吉布·马哈福兹的。但是知道这位大作家与埃及电影有着紧密联系的人却为数不多。马哈福兹不仅蜚声阿拉伯文坛,而且在埃及电影界也享有崇高威望。他对埃及电影事业做出的贡献可以用四个第一来说明。一,马哈福兹是埃及第一位从事电影文学创作的知名作家。从他创作的《天地之间》开始,电影故 People who know little about modern Egyptian literature do not know Najib Mahfouds. But few are aware of the great writer’s close ties to Egyptian cinema. Mahfouz is not only famous in Arabic, but also enjoys high prestige in the Egyptian film industry. His contribution to the Egyptian film industry can be described in four firsts. First, Mahaffoff is Egypt’s first well-known writer engaged in the creation of film literature. From his creation “between heaven and earth”, the movie