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Italian
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French
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This definitive
biography, published in 1998, traces the life of Kahlil Gibran, one of the
world's most popular writers and author of the celebrated and hugely successful
work,The Prophet.
Reviews
‘An absorbing biography
… critical, but well researched and cogently argued’ – Kirkus
Reviews
‘Waterfield is
ultimately compassionate, and this is the great strength of his biography’ – Karen
Armstrong, Daily Telegraph
‘More than just a
literary biography, the book contains a wealth of social history … By way of
objective scholarship, combined with a compellingly accessible prose style,
Waterfield presents a truthful, detailed account’ – Mike
Bradley, The Times
‘Frank and
authoritative’ – Philip
Horne, Guardian
'No one should miss the
opportunity to read this book' - Peter Ryan,
middleeastwindow.com
‘Absorbing … no mere
hatchet job … Waterfield’s exhaustive, scholarly study deftly uncovers the
contradictions in Gibran’s life, while keeping his influence as a writer firmly in
view’ – Mick Brown, Literary
Review
‘No tabloid expose … an
honest attempt to assess how a revered writer could live a life so seemingly at
odds with his preachings … provocative and stimulating’ – Hugh
MacDonald, Glasgow Herald
‘Has already created a
storm among Gibran disciples’ – Martin
Wroe, Observer
‘Fascinating’ – Val
Hennessy, Daily Mail
‘A fascinating story,
well told’ – Nicholas Bagnell, Sunday
Telegraph
'A critical and
balanced biography' - Shabbir Akhtar, Times Higher
Education Supplement
'Keenly absorbing' -
Ray Olson, Booklist
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UK:
Penguin
US: St Martin's
Press
Italy: Guanda;
TEA
Spain:
Complutense
France:
Fides-Bellarmin
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