Examines Gibran's letters, his publisher's archives and documents, revealing the extent of his influence and the extraordinary message of peace and hope in his work. This work retraces Gibran's life, from humble beginnings in Lebanon to his artistic training in Paris and meteoric rise to fame in the US, his adopted home.

"If there is a man who can read The Prophet without a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man is indeed dead to life and truth."--The Chicago Post