Kahlil Gibran Man and Poet A New Biography

"...[it] breaks new ground, falling into a category that lies somewhere in between hagiography and history. Bushrui and Jenkins's adoration of their subject emerges in their declaration that the poet could 'sing with the eloquence of Isaiah and the sorrow of Jeremiah,' that he ought to be recognized as a national hero for the Arab world, much as Cuchulain is for the Irish, and more controversially, that, although Gibran was a Maronite Christian, 'his writings through the years reflect his desire to merge the Sufi Muslim tradition with the Christian mystical heritage of his background.'Bushrui, Suheil is the author of 'Kahlil Gibran Man and Poet A New Biography' with ISBN 9781851681778 and ISBN 1851681779.