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Kahlil Gibran: His Life and World
Book by Gibran, Jean, Gibran, Kahlil
456 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1974
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May 22, 2023
Well researched with copious notes. A glimpse into the art world at the turn of the century in Boston and the influence of a few people who took an interest in a young, talented Lebanese youth living on the wrong side of the tracks.
December 9, 2012
Surely you can find that copy of The Prophet, bound in black, somewhere in your stuff. The dust cover is probably long gone. I found a copy, but I didn't know much about Gibran himself until I read this book. Things I didn't know were that he he wrote in Arabic as well as English, and the English only late in his life, and that he painted for quite a while before writing much. He lived in Boston when William James was there, and there were some tie ins to people who studied Jung extensively. He died before turning 50. Here's an interesting article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17...
February 8, 2016
Wonderful.
April 23, 2017
I loved this book. The author's nephew and his wife inherited memories and memorabilia, which inspired them to want to write about the man behind the wisdom.
The artistic and literary scene of late nineteenth century Boston was unknown to me. I didn't ever suspect that it would interest me, but it did. Through their nurturing of a talented and charismatic immigrant boy, influential (and interesting) women helped create an artist from a child who was destined to be a peddler.
Years of work have been distilled into a book which paints Kahlil Gibran's life and times in vivid scenes. Generously illustrated with photographs placed just when you want to know more, the book is respectful without being a panegyric. It is well written, with shining intelligence and love, leavened with humour, realism and wit.
Kahlil did not always tell the truth about his life. Rather than fill the gaps with conjecture or worse, the authors have used primary sources. I highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in Lebanese culture, 'Orientalism' in the US intelligentsia, Boston social history or the man himself.
The artistic and literary scene of late nineteenth century Boston was unknown to me. I didn't ever suspect that it would interest me, but it did. Through their nurturing of a talented and charismatic immigrant boy, influential (and interesting) women helped create an artist from a child who was destined to be a peddler.
Years of work have been distilled into a book which paints Kahlil Gibran's life and times in vivid scenes. Generously illustrated with photographs placed just when you want to know more, the book is respectful without being a panegyric. It is well written, with shining intelligence and love, leavened with humour, realism and wit.
Kahlil did not always tell the truth about his life. Rather than fill the gaps with conjecture or worse, the authors have used primary sources. I highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in Lebanese culture, 'Orientalism' in the US intelligentsia, Boston social history or the man himself.
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