Literature & Poetry Corner

Provisions for the Hereafter Mikhail Naimy A book in which Mikhail Naimy compiled the essence of his views on people and their relationships with each other, with nature, and with God, all presented in a style of utmost sublimity and clarity. It is a...

O Son of Adam Mikhail Naimy   A scientist invents a device for destruction, then disappears. His country searches for him, fearing he might reveal the secret to their enemies. Finally, a news agency reporter miraculously finds him, leading to a long dialogue between...

Eyelid Whispers Mikhail Naimy       This collection of poems was the dawn of modern Arabic poetry, just as "The Sieve" was the dawn of modern literary criticism. Both paved the way for renewal in the creation and study of literature. The poems...

Karam on the Path Mikhail Naimy   A collection of sayings and proverbs that shine, framed by pure wisdom and keen insight. You read them again and again, and each time you rediscover their profound meanings and greatness, which makes you more attached to...

In the Wind Mikhail Naimy     A collection of engaging articles and amusing stories that Mikhail Naimy accustomed us to presenting from time to time to his readership and admirers of his literature in all Arab countries. In it, he addresses, in his...

Paths Mikhail Naimy     Mikhail Naimy is a unique school of thought, a pure doctrine among the noblest of human intellectual traditions, both Arab and global. The book "Paths" is a gem in Naimy's series of illuminating contemplative works. No writer has ever...

In The New Sieve Mikhail Naimy   A book brimming with the opinions of the great writer Mikhail Naimy on masterpieces of world literature and the works of many of our contemporary writers and thinkers. Just as "The Sieve" played an active role in...

Job Mikhail Naimy     "Naimy uses the story of Job in the Torah as a means to dramatize his intellectual convictions on the subject of suffering. He once said in one of his collections of proverbs, "Your enemy is a friend disguised as...

Idols Mikhail Naimy   “Every era has its idols. Some are ancient, inherited by successive generations. Others are new, created by new circumstances. Some are worshipped by all people, while others are worshipped only by a specific class within the human community. Whoever thought...

The Last Day Mikhail Naimy   "In this novel, Mikhail Naimy depicts the experience of a man who, at midnight, learns that the next twenty-four hours are all that remain of his life. Thus, Musa al-Askari, in these few hours, must confront his entire...

Footnotes Mikhail Naimy   "Footnotes" is a collection of stories and essays in which the hermit of "Al-Shakhroub" takes his usual journeys into the horizons of life, delving into its depths and unveiling its secrets with his wonderful and unique style. In it, he...

Sunset Whispers Mikhail Naimy   "Mikhail Naimy was eighty-four years old when "Sunset Whispers" was published, and he believed it would be his last work before his departure. Thus, this book came in a strange form; it was neither prose, as we are accustomed...

A Rendezvous Mikhail Naimy   A tale of two beautiful souls, each searching for the other since eternity, who then meet. Penned by a sensitive, tasteful, and thoughtful writer, its atmosphere connects earth to sky, filled with mysteries and lights. It captivates the reader...

Once Upon a Time Mikhail Naimy These stories, from "The Barren" to "Her New Year" and "Sa'adat al-Beik" and others, all take place either in the homeland or in emigration. They revolve around the scourges, problems, and issues that emerge from life, which are...

The Sieve Mikhail Naimy     "The Sieve," in its current edition, is ninety years old. However, unlike what years usually do, these years have only made it younger. Since its first publication in 1923, it remains to this day one of the most...

The Threshing Floors Mikhail Naimy   This book is a collection of radio broadcasts written during World War II, most of which revolve around the phenomenon of war. The war that Naimy evokes here is not only the one that flares up between armies,...

Abu Batta Mikhail Naimy   "I entered the shop, and at the back, I saw a middle-aged man sitting at a small table. In one hand, he held a pair of scissors, and in the other, a piece of fabric. In front of him...

Fathers and Sons Mikhail Naimy   Mikhail Naimy is a unique humanitarian school and a luminous doctrine among the noblest doctrines of Arab and global human thought. This dramatic novel is Mikhail Naimy's first theatrical work, and he extracted it from the core of...

Kahlil Gibran Mikhail Naimy   Nothing is more beloved to the hearts of readers in general than the biographies of writers and great figures. And nothing is more beloved to the heart of the Arab reader in particular than the biographies of their famous...

After publishing several classic short story collections, Gibran explores a new literary style in this work: the symbolic short story and the prose poem. The innovation here is not limited to the form but extends to the very core. In "The Storms" (1920), Gibran...