Kahlil Gibran

Broschiertes Buch

The Prophet

Beschreibung

The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and above all inspirational. Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering indispensable topics such as love, marriage, children, sharing, eating, drinking, work, joy, sorrow, housing, clothes, buying, selling, crime, punishment, laws, freedom, etc. The Prophet is classified by many as a wisdom text. It is an invaluable book that acts as a guide to many who seek sagacity. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist, poet and a writer. He was known as the 'Sonneteer of Washington Street'. Gibran is the third most-read poet in the world. His creative endeavours won many hearts.While most of Gibran's early writings were in Arabic, major of his work published after 1918 was in English. Gibran's best-known work is "The Prophet", a book comprising of 28 poetic essays. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.

Autor

Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist. Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Lebanon). As a pre-teen Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero. A member of the New York Pen League, he is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again especially in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is the third-best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozi.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hawk Press
• Seitenzahl: 82
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 116g
• ISBN-13: 9789388841535
• ISBN-10: 9388841530
• Artikelnr.: 63078853