Elias Abu Shabaki

Elias Abu Shabaki was a Lebanese writer, poet, editor, translator, and literary critic. He was one of the founders of the literary League of Ten and is considered a leading figure of the Arabic Nahda Movement. Born into a well-to-do Lebanese family, Abu Shabaki developed an interest in poetry at a young age. The son of a merchant, he was orphaned early in life, a loss that deeply influenced his early work. Abu Shabaki worked as a teacher and translator, and in addition to publishing several volumes of poetry, he wrote as a journalist for numerous Arabic newspapers and literary magazines.