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Kahlil Gibran: a Self-Portrait
by Anthony Rizcalla (translated from the Arabic and Edited by) Ferris
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Heinemann, London, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. “Letters mingle souls," said John Donne, and no better proof of this statement could be found than this collection cf the letters of Kahlil Gibran, author of ‘The Prophet’, ‘The Broken Wings’ and ‘The Voice of the Master’. The letters in this book cover the years from 1904- to 1930 and are an illuminating self-portrait of the poet during his most productive period. There are letters to his sister Miriana and other members of his family; thoughtful letters to his editor, Ameen Guraieb; and, above all, impassioned letters to May Ziadeh, the Lebanese writer with whom Gibran formed an extraordinary relationship entirely through correspondence. This intimate record of a restless, creative mind has been translated with sensitive perspicacity by Anthony Rizcalla Ferris, who has also written helpful explanatory notes to accompany them. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 94 pages. Rear cover slightly grubby & faint ink marks to front cover. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Silver titles spine. red cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Arabic Literature; Oriental Literature; Lebanon; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 3546. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3546
- Title
- Kahlil Gibran: a Self-Portrait
- Author
- Anthony Rizcalla (translated from the Arabic and Edited by) Ferris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Biography/Autobiography/Literature/Literary/Kahlil Gibran/Letters/Arabic Literature/Oriental Literature Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Arabic Literature; Oriental Literature; Lebanon; Literature & Literary. Unbranded Anthony Rizcall
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