An edition of Prophet (1998)

Prophet

the life and times of Kahlil Gibran

1st U.S. ed.
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An edition of Prophet (1998)

Prophet

the life and times of Kahlil Gibran

1st U.S. ed.
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"In this comprehensive biography, Robin Waterfield traces the influences that shaped Kahlil Gibran, author of the inspirational New Age text The Prophet, which has sold millions of copies and remains an enduring work of the twentieth century.

He explores Gibran's development from the wounded Romantic and angry young man to his final metamorphosis as the Prophet of New York, following him from the decadence of fin de siecle Boston to the vigor of Greenwich Village in its heyday before the First World War."--BOOK JACKET.

"Though known outwardly for the peace and optimism that permeates his work, Gibran's life, as Waterfield demonstrates, was littered with personal tragedy and conflicted sexuality. Admired by many as a charismatic, intelligent, and talented aesthete, Gibran could also be abusive, arrogant, narcissistic, and self-indulgent. Tormented by his failure to live up to his own vision of spiritual fulfillment, Gibran ultimately succumbed to the ravages of alcoholism.

Tragically, he did not live to see the phenomenal sales The Prophet achieved."--BOOK JACKET. "Using Gibran's poetry and art, as well as the major social and cultural contexts of Gibran's lifetime, Waterfield completely reappraises all of the remaining primary sources for Gibran's life and character. In so doing, he offers an entirely new portrait of the complex man whose ideals shaped the New Age."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
365

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Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran
April 2000, Griffin
Paperback in English
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Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran
October 1998, St Martins Pr
Hardcover in English - 1st U.S. ed edition
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Prophet: the life and times of Kahlil Gibran
1998, A. Lane
in English
Cover of: Prophet
Prophet: the life and times of Kahlil Gibran
1998, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
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Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran
March 1998, Diane Pub Co
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-356) and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.52, B
Library of Congress
PJ7826.I2 W38 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 365 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
365

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL370182M
Internet Archive
prophetlifetimes00wate
ISBN 10
031219319X
LCCN
98030880
Library Thing
644916
Goodreads
1586254

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