Tony Shalhoub, Hiba Abid, and Randa Jarrar: The Prophet at 100 and Arab American Writing in New York
Schedule
Wed Nov 08 2023 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | Long Island City, NY
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On the centenary of Kahlil Gibran’s best-selling work of mystical prose-poetry, actors and writers perform readings and discuss the elusive legacy of his most famous book.Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, a proto-New Age collection of arcane and oracular poetic essays has sold over 100 million copies in its 100-year lifespan and has made Gibran the third best-selling poet after William Shakespeare and Laozi. Gibran, a writer and artist who lived and worked primarily in the downtown Manhattan neighborhood then known as Little Syria, has derived a mixed reputation from his mysterious volume of musings on subjects like love, law, beauty, and faith. He has been beloved by various counter-cultural and spiritual movements over the decades, but among scholars he is viewed alternatively as a “crucial modern innovator” or “horrifically retrograde.” An evening of readings, lecture, and conversation will look into The Prophet and Gibran’s reputation, as well as the history of Arab and Arab-American writers in New York.
This event will also feature a one-night-only display of rare materials from the Library’s holdings.
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Where is it happening?
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Long Island City, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
