Bibliograph

Hope is an arrow, the story of Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran, Cory McCarthy ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

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Hope is an arrow, the story of Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran, Cory McCarthy ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hope is an arrow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1259586884

Responsibility statement

Cory McCarthy ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Sub title

the story of Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran

Summary

Before Kahlil Gibran became the world's third-best-selling poet of all time, he was Gibran Khalil Gibran, an immigrant child from Lebanon with a secret hope to bring people together despite their many differences. Kahlil's life highlights the turn of the twentieth century, from the religious conflicts that tore apart his homeland and sent a hundred thousand Arab people to America, to settling in Boston, where the wealthy clashed headlong with the poor. Throughout it all, Kahlil held on to his secret hope, even as his identity grew roots on both sides of the Atlantic. How could he be both Kahlil Gibran, Arab American, and Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese boy who longed for the mountains of his homeland? Kahlil found the answer in art and poetry. He wrote The Prophet, an arrow of hope as strong as the great cedars of Lebanon and feathered by the spirit of American independence. More than a hundred years later, his words still fly around the world in many languages, bringing people together

Target audience

primary

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