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Love Letters: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran to May Ziadah

Kahlil Gibran

An inspirational collection of love letters from the most emotive writer of the 20th century

Kahlil Gibran and May Ziadah knew one another solely from the letters they exchanged and from a deep admiration for each other's work. Yet their correspondence endured a lifetime, as did their love.

This collection of letters, the first ever to appear in English, reveals the eloquence and beauty of Gibran's writing in a form and style that is both profoundly personal and emotionally evocative. Illustrated throughout with Gibran's ink sketches and fascinating photographs of his original letters, this exquisite gift edition presents a moving insight into the writer behind The Prophet, the bestselling book of the twentieth century.

Book Details

  • Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 2008
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 5.90in - 5.86in - 0.54in - 0.59lb
  • EAN: 9781851685578
  • Categories: Letters

About the Author

Gibran, Kahlil: - Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was one of the twentieth century's most inspirational poets and authors. He drew upon his personal faith to write such bestsellers as The Prophet and Jesus Son of Man.
Bushrui, Suheil: - Suheil Bushrui is the foremost translator and interpreter of Anglo-Irish literature in the Arab world, and has published critical studies in Arabic and English on W. B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. He was the first Arab national to be appointed to the Chair of English and Anglo-Irish Literature at the American University of Beirut, and has also served as Chairman of the International Association for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature (ISAIL). He is currently the Baha'i Chair for World Peace in the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) at the University of Maryland.