Mikhail Naimy
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'''Mikha'il Nu'ayma
(, ; 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 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.
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