Khalil Gibran

The Prophet

Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A 20th century classic, The Prophet is thought-provoking, comforting and wise, and its simple truths remain compelling and rewarding to this day.

Utterly unique and beloved around the world, The Prophet is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion and freedom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bluebird / Macmillan Publishers International
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 88303
• Main Market Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 117mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 162g
• ISBN-13: 9781529045857
• ISBN-10: 1529045851
• Artikelnr.: 59920933

Autorenporträt

Kahlil Gibran was born into an impoverished Christian family in Bsharri, Lebanon in 1883. His masterpiece, The Prophet, was first published in 1923 and is among the most-read books of the last century, inspiring the lyric-writing of John Lennon, among others. But Gibran enjoyed only scant recognition in his own time - his health broken by chronic illness and self-neglect, he died in 1931 aged just forty-eight, in his adopted home of New York. He is buried at Bsharri, where his tomb, now a museum, is visited by more than 50,000 pilgrims annually.

Rezensionen

I have loved many books over the years, but the one I would never be parted from and read again and again is The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran . . . Each time I open the book I find myself feeling that if the whole world was to read it, it would be a far better place Lesley Pearse Independent