内容简介
Inadistant,timelessplace,amysteriousprophetwalksthesands.Atthemomentofhisdeparture,hewishestoofferthepeoplegiftsbutpossessesnothing.Thepeoplegatherround,eachasksaquestionoftheheart,andtheman'swisdomishisgift.
作者简介
Poet,philosopher,andartist,wasborninLebanon,alandthathasproducedmanyprophets.ThemillionsofArabic-speakingpeoplesfamiliarwithhiswritingsinthatlanguageconsiderhimthegeniusofhisage.ButhewasamanwhosefameandinfluencespreadfarbeyondtheNearEast.Hispoetryhasbeentranslatedintomorethantwentylanguages.HisdrawingsandpaintingshavebeenexhibitedinthegreatcapitalsoftheworldandcomparedbyAugusteRodintotheworkofWilliamBlake.IntheUnitedStates,whichhemadehishomeduringthelasttwentyyearsofhislife,hebegantowriteinEnglish.TheProphetandhisotherbooksofpoetry,illustratedwithhismysticaldrawings,areknownandlovedbyinnumerableAmericanswhofindinthemanexpressionofthedeepestimpulsesofman'sheartandmind.ThisquotationisfromTheProphet'sdustjacket,publishedbyKnopf,NY
