Mikhāʾīl Naʿīmah

Mikhāʾīl Naʿīmah (born Nov. 22, 1889, Biskintā, Lebanon—died Feb. 28, 1988, Beirut) was a Lebanese literary critic, playwright, essayist, and short-story writer who helped introduce modern realism into Arabic prose fiction. Naʿīmah was educated at schools in Lebanon, Palestine, Russia, and the United States. After graduating in law from Washington State University in the United States, he settled in New York City and worked as a journalist and critic for Arabic-language publications there. In New...