The Prophet
Author: Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran, poet, philosopher, and artist was born in Lebanon, in 1883, and received his primary education in Beruit before emigrating with his parents to Boston in 1895. In 1989 he returned to Lebanon to continue his studies in Arabic before returning to Boston in 1903, around which time he met Mart Haskell, who would become his lifelong benefactor. In 1912, he settled in New York City and devoted himself to writing (both in Arabic and English) and to painting. Gibran died in 1931. About the Reader Paul Sparer’s film credits include City Hall, The House on Carroll Street, and King of the Gypsies. He has also appeared on Broadway in Shadowlands, in the revivals of Medea and After the Rain, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Ross.



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