The prophet / by Kahlil Gibran.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394404289
- Physical Description: vi, 96 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Knopf, 2003, c1923.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Illustrated with twelve full-page drawings by the author"-- Cover. |
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Subject: | Prose poems, American. Mysticism > Poetry. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Pease Public Library | 892.7 GIBRAN
Gift?: Yes |
34598000129232 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
The Prophet
Publishers Weekly
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This solid comics adaptation from Lewis (the Kismet, Man of Faith series) and artist RenterÃa joins other recent graphic interpretations in framing a plot around the poetic original. After living for 12 years in Orphalese, Almustafa, the "Prophet of God," spies a ship arriving from his homeland. As he prepares to depart, the people, led by the seeress Almitra, urge him to "speak to us and give us of your truth." Almustafa wanders the streets, imparting aphoristic teachings on such topics as love, children, work, and freedom to a clearly devoted public. The action unfolds in an unspecified Mediterranean country populated by romanticized archetypes (the stoic widow, the seemingly innocent femme fatale), and RenterÃa's clean black-and-white comics literalize Almustafa's metaphors and symbols, such as rendering a stone fruit's pit as the knowledge brought by pain, or the strings of a lute to represent marriage (though threaded separately, they "quiver with the same music"). While hewing close to the original text, Lewis and RenterÃa fill in the prophet's backstory through wordless flashbacks, portraying him as a young man caught up in military actions and a romantic betrayal; these narrative flourishes offer fresh angles on Gibran's words. Though primarily suited to those who already hold The Prophet dear, this has the potential to create new fans. (June)