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How Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet became a quiet cultural powerhouse

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From BookRiot: It has sold more than 100 million copies in dozens of languages. It has never been out of print since its original publication in 1923. And the author’s status as the third best-selling poet in history puts him in the company of Shakespeare and Lao-tzu.

The book is The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. And with that kind of track record, why isn’t he a household name?

Kahlil Gibran was born in Lebanon in 1883. His mother brought him and his siblings to the United States when he was 12, while Gibran’s father, who reportedly abused her, was in jail. They settled in Boston, joining relatives who were already there.

“At the time, immigrants into Boston, found the least expensive housing in Chinatown, which is where they settled. Gibran was already 12 when he came, almost 13, and was put into public schools. And there he was in a Boston school with Chinese children. I think was quite bewildering. He only gradually learned English and he was very good at art.”

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