John Walbridge
About the Translator
Translator John Walbridge is a professor of Middle East history and philosophy at Indiana University. He is an editor for Columbia University's Encyclopaedia Iranica. Among other works, he is the author of The Wisdom of the Mystic East: Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism (Suny Series in Islam)
. He has lived and studied in the Middle East, including Lebanon.
About the Author
Poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born near Mount Lebanon. The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar with his writings in that language consider him the genius of his age, but his fame and influence spread far beyond the Near East. His poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages and his drawings and paintings have been exhibited all over the world. His many books include The Prophet, his masterpiece of religious inspiration. White Cloud Press' acclaimed translations of Gibran's Arabic writings include The Storm: Stories and Prose Poems, The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul; Broken Wings; Spirit Brides, and The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart.
Translator John Walbridge is a professor of Middle East history and philosophy at Indiana University. He is an editor for Columbia University's Encyclopaedia Iranica. Among other works, he is the author of The Wisdom of the Mystic East: Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism (Suny Series in Islam)
. He has lived and studied in the Middle East, including Lebanon.About the Author
Poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born near Mount Lebanon. The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar with his writings in that language consider him the genius of his age, but his fame and influence spread far beyond the Near East. His poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages and his drawings and paintings have been exhibited all over the world. His many books include The Prophet, his masterpiece of religious inspiration. White Cloud Press' acclaimed translations of Gibran's Arabic writings include The Storm: Stories and Prose Poems, The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul; Broken Wings; Spirit Brides, and The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart.
