The Wanderer (The Kahlil Gibran Pocket Library) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Kahlil Gibran (Author)

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Gibran's best-known work is The Prophet, a book composed of 26 poetic essays. The Prophet-became especially popular during the 1960s with the American counter-culture and New Age movements. Since it was first published in 1923, The Prophet has never been out of print and remains world-renowned to this day. Having been translated into more than 20 languages, it was the bestselling book of the twentieth century in the United States, second only to the Bible.-

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Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese American of Assyrian descent, an artist, poet and writer. He was born Gibran Khalil Gibran in Lebanon (at the time a Syrian Province of the Ottoman Empire) and spent much of his productive life in the United States. While most of Gibran's early writings were in Syriac and Arabic, most of his work published after 1918 was in English. Gibran also took part in the New York Pen League, also known as the "immigrant poets" (al-mahjar), alongside other important Lebanese American authors such as Ameen Rihani ("the father of Lebanese American literature"), Mikhail Naimy and Elia Abu Madi. Gibran's best-known work is The Prophet, a book composed of 26 poetic essays, first written in English in 1923. The Prophet remains famous to this day, having been translated into more than 20 languages. Other works in English include: Spirits Rebellious, (1908), The Broken Wings (1912), A Tear and a Smile (1914), The Forerunner (1920), Sand and Foam (1926), Jesus the Son of Man (1928), The Earth Gods (1929), The Wanderer (1932) and The Garden of the Prophet (1933). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Knopf (February 21, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679439234
• ISBN-13: 978-0679439233
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,004,113 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The finest book since Gibran's "Madman.", January 5, 1997

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This book, which is the last one that Kahlil Gibran wrote shortly before he died in 1931, is truly one of his finest. The parables and poems are comparable to his "The Forefunner" and "The Madman." It's teachings leave you with a strong sense of newly found compassion and wisdom. The wander's stories are both profound and alive in this book