Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet, Gebunden

Kurzbeschreibung

Dieser Text zeichnet sich nicht nur durch seine tiefe Lebensweisheit und sprachliche Schönheit aus; er hat in erster Linie als ein Beitrag zur kulturellen Renaissance der arabischen Welt zu gelten, die Gibran mit einigen gleichgesinnten Landsleuten um 1910 in London einzuleiten begann. "Der Prophet" ist ein Symbol für die Versöhnung zwischen Christentum und Islam. Hailed as the Bible of the twentieth century, The Prophet is the iconic religious book in the modern world. This perennial bestseller made Gibran the third bestselling poet in the world after William Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu, the Chinese philosopher and founder of the religious lifestyle Taoism. It has been translated into more than fifty languages and sells over 5000 copies a week worldwide.

Beschreibung

The Prophet , an international besteller and translated into over fifty languages, is the best-known and best-loved of Kahil Gibran's many spiritual and religious writings. Inspired largely by the beauty and timelessness of nature, The Prophet , arrayed as twentysix prose poetry essays, speaks of love and marriage, joy and sorrow, reason and passion, beauty and death, and conveys the yearning for a Unity of Being that can only be achieved through love.

These qualities made The Prophet the iconic book of the 1960s counter-culture, which embraced love and spirituality. Illustrated with his own enchanting and mystical drawings, The Prophet is a masterpiece, the most famous work of religious fiction of the Twentieth Century, and a wonderful companion for anybody embarking on their own spiritual journey.

Rezension

"His power came from some great reservoir of spiritual life, else it could not have been so universal and so potent, but the majesty and beauty of the language with which he clothed it were all his own" Claude Bragdon Daily Express

Klappentext

A handsome gift edition of the classic, bestselling work of mysticism, spirituality and philosophy. 'It was all the rage in the 60s, when it was a bible to me.' Cynthia Lennon, "Mail On Sunday"