The Prophet Annotated Edition
Author(s): Kahlil Gibran
Originally published in 1923, The Prophet continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timeless words of love and mystical longing. Writing with insight, hope, and a remarkable compassion for the human condition, Kahlil Gibran explores ideas of joy and sorrow, friendship, good and evil, pleasure, reason and passion, expressing humanity's yearning for a Unity of Being, only achieved through love. Introduced and annotated throughout by world expert Suheil Bushrui, this revised and updated edition is a truly enlightening experience for anyone seeking solace and wisdom in the chaotic modern age.
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One of the greatest poetic masterpieces now with revised and updated annotations from world-renowned Gibran expert, Professor Suheil Bushrui
Poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was born in Lebanon and moved to Boston when he was twelve. Following a period of study in Paris, Gibran moved to New York, and it was here that he was to compose The Prophet. He died in New York in 1931, at the age of forty-eight. Professor Suheil Bushrui is currently Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project, and is co-author (with Joe Jenkins) of the leading biography of Gibran, Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, also published by Oneworld.
General Fields
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- : Oneworld Publications
- : Oneworld Publications
- : 0.159
- : 01 August 2012
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 October 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kahlil Gibran
- : Paperback
- : Annotated edition
- : 811.52
- : 120
- : Illustrations