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Mikha'il Na'ima

1889 - 1988

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikha'il Na'ima is the 3,591st most popular writer (down from 2,182nd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 61st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mikha'il Na'ima ranks 3,591 out of 7,302. Before him are Titus Quinctius Atta, Augusto Monterroso, Arthur Waley, Giovanni Pontano, Edward William Lane, and Takeo Arishima. After him are Henry Becque, James Russell Lowell, Albert Cossery, Chögyam Trungpa, Concepción Arenal, and Elia Levita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Mikha'il Na'ima ranks 166. Before him are Dorothy Gibson, Lloyd Bacon, Ivan Mosjoukine, Walton Walker, Angelo Iachino, and Arthur Waley. After him are Ludwig Renn, Recep Peker, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Shōji Nishimura, Marcel Pilet-Golaz, and W. S. Van Dyke. Among people deceased in 1988, Mikha'il Na'ima ranks 122. Before him are Henry Murray, Daniel Guérin, Pietro Arcari, Franca Raimondi, Cyril Jackson, and Pete Maravich. After him are Enzo Sacchi, Yuli Daniel, Sabino Barinaga, Jimmy Ball, Herbert Feigl, and Anna Sipos.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Mikha'il Na'ima ranks 88 out of 145. Before him are Nancy Ajram (1983), Elie Hobeika (1956), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Rashid Karami (1921), Bashir Shihab II (1767), and Wadih El Safi (1921). After him are Georgina Rizk (1953), Tigran Mansurian (1939), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), and Fayza Ahmed (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Mikha'il Na'ima ranks 7. Before him are Khalil Gibran (1883), Amin Maalouf (1949), Antipater of Sidon (-200), Etel Adnan (1925), Philo of Byblos (64), and Butrus al-Bustani (1819). After him are Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), Sanchuniathon (-150), Wajdi Mouawad (1968), and Hanan al-Shaykh (1945).

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