Amin Faris Antun ar-Reyhani ( Arabic أمين ارس أنطوان الريحاني ; 1876 , Fureika, Lebanon - 1940 ) - Lebanese writer .
| Amin Reikhani | |
|---|---|
| Arab. مين فارس أنطوان الريحاني | |
| Birth name | Amin Faris Antun ar-Reikhani |
| Date of Birth | November 24, 1876 |
| Place of Birth | Fureika, Ottoman Syria |
| Date of death | September 13, 1940 (63 years) |
| Place of death | Fureika, Lebanon |
| Citizenship |  Lebanon |
| Occupation | writer |
| Years of creativity | 1904–1940 |
| Language of Works | Arab |
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Biography
Born into a landowner family.
From 1888 he lived in the USA , where he studied at the Faculty of Law at Columbia University .
After returning to his homeland in 1904, he promoted the idea of merging the civilizations of the East and the West.
The author of the novels "Lily of the bottom" (1915) and "Beyond the harem" (1917).
Ethical-philosophical views are expressed in the Reyhaniyat collection (in 4 volumes, 1922‒1923), which includes essays, articles, speeches, and prose poems, mostly of an autobiographical nature. Here, along with appeals to the brotherhood of people, the hard life of Arabs in a foreign land is described, the American reality is criticized, the nature of Lebanon is glorified (Heart of Lebanon, 1924).
Trips to Arab countries gave material for the books "Arab rulers" (1924), "Modern history of Nejd" (1927), "Heart of Iraq" (1935), which influenced Arabic journalism.
Publications in Russian translation
- In the collection: Arabian prose. - M., 1958.
- In the collection: Stories of the writers of Lebanon. - M., 1958.
- Favorites. L., 1988.
Literature
- Brockelmann K. Geschichte der arabischen Literatur. - Bd 2. - Leiden, 1938.
- Krachkovsky I. Yu. Selected Works. - T. III. - M. - L., 1956. - P. 139-147.
- Al-Fahuri H. The history of Arabic literature. - T. 2. - M., 1961. - p. 454‒458.
- Levin ZI. Philosopher from Fureika. - M., 1965.
- Zakka NM A. ar-Rihani: Penseur et homme de lettres libanais. Lille, 1979.
Links
- REICHANI, ar-Reikhani, Amin ibn Faris // Short Literary Encyclopedia