His death in 1931 made front-page news. The slim book of parables, illustrated with Gibran's drawings, became one of the all-time bestselling books. It’s an amazing feat for a book whose ...

and during the next four years he published three Gibran books; all sold dismally. The Prophet, brought out in 1923, did slightly better. Of a rather ambitious first printing of 2,000, Knopf ...

Religion is one of the big topics that Kahlil Gibran raises in his books. This writing aims to offer a perspective on religion from his point of view as stated in The Prophet. First, going beyond ...