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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

Though they never met in person, the correspondence between Kahlil Gibran and May Ziadah 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 profoundly personal and emotionally evocative. Illustrated throughout with Gibran's original pen and ink sketches and facsimiles of correspondence, this exquisite new gift edition is for those seeking insight into the mind of the author of some of the most popular books 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.