Mikhail Naimy | |
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| Native name | ميخائيل نعيمة |
| Born | October 17, 1889 Baskinta, Metn, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Syria |
| Died | February 28, 1988 (aged 98) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Lebanese and American |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Mahjar |
| Notable works | The Book of Mirdad |
Mikha'il Nu'ayma (Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة, ALA-LC: Mīkhāʼīl Nuʻaymah; US legal name: Michael Joseph Naimy), better known in English by his pen name Mikhail Naimy (October 17, 1889 – February 28, 1988), was a Lebanese[1][2] poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for his spiritual writings, notably The Book of Mirdad. He is widely recognized as one of the most important figures in modern Arabic literature and one of the most important spiritual writers of the 20th century.
In 1920, Naimy re-formed the New York Pen League, along with its original founders Nasib Arida and Abd al-Masih Haddad, and other Mahjari literary figures such as Kahlil Gibran.
- ^ Raheb, Mitri; Lamport, Mark A. (2020-12-15). The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2418-5.
- ^ Naimy, Nadeem N. (1967). Mikhail Naimy: An Introduction. American University of Beirut. ISBN 978-0-8156-6028-6.