Kahlil Gibran

Plot

Kahlil Gibran's bestselling poetic masterpiece, "The Prophet", originallyublished in 1923, continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timelessords of love and mystical longing. Yet Gibran's genius went much furtherhan this, to produce over 30 literary works, in both English and Arabic, asell some 40 works of art, all characterized by an almost "other-worldly"eauty.;This biography penetrates to the very heart of Gibran's brilliance.oing beyond the many myths that surround Gibran, Bushrui and Jenkins chartis colourful life, his dramatic love affairs, and his artistic achievements,o reveal a portrait of a remarkable man. Revealing how both his life andork unite East with West, ancient with modern, they explore the enduringessage of Gibran's work, with its heart-felt desire for the kind ofpiritual life that renders the material world meaningful, and imbues it withignity.