The Threshing Floor - New Edition

Hachette Antoine, under the Noufel imprint, exclusively publishes the works of Mikhail Naimy, one of the most prominent contemporary Arab writers and Lebanese diaspora writers. His writings are characterized by their attempts to purify Arabic literature of embellishments and superfluous language, and to draw closer to depicting the reality of things and events. His style is characterized by simplicity, clarity, and frankness, and avoids exaggeration, especially in description, narration, and imagery. His vocabulary sometimes seems closer to the colloquial dialect, which increases the desire of readers of all ages to read his books. 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 excites Naimy here is not only that which erupts between armies, nations, and international blocs; it is also, and more importantly, that which rages between the upper and lower aspects of the human self, culminating in a person's war within himself, first with his fellow man.
If a person knew how to climb to the heights within himself and reach the summit, he would realize from there, in the light of the sublimity within him, how lowly, base, and far removed from his reality he is as he fights with his brother at the foot.
This work by Mikhail Naimy is a unique example of constructive literature, not only in Arabic but also in all other world literatures. It is rare for a writer to achieve such a remarkable combination of the utmost intellectual, spiritual, and human dimensions, with the utmost precision of expression, fluency of language, ease of execution, and powerful impact.