LAUNCHING OF THE BOOK "THE PROPHET"
On
the 6th of November 2008, the Ambassador of Lebanon Mr. Hikmat Aouad
invited together with Le
Cedre restaurant journalists and media representatives
to a cultural evening to launch the new translation to the Polish of
the book "The Prophet" by the Lebanese writer and philosopher
Gibran Khalil Gibran. The evening was organized on the occasion of 125th
Birth Anniversary of Khalil Gibran and 85th Anniversary of the first
edition of his book "The Prophet". The newest edition ( Polish-English
) has been translated by Ms. Boguslava Yurkevich and published by Agencja
Wydawnicza Nowy Horyzont.
In his speech H.E. Mr. Hikmat Aouad welcomed the participants and the
guests and talked about the writings of Gibran and his life.
On the program of the evening were lectures on various topics connected
with the Lebanese culture and literature. The speakers included Professor
El¿bieta Rek³ajtis from the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski,
Mr. Tadeusz Strulak, former Polish ambassador to Lebanon, General Stanislaw
Wo¼niak, former chief of the Polish Military Contingent in Lebanon and
Ms. Monika Antkiewicz, journalist. Ms. Gra¿yna Skowron-Matkowska, a Polish
singer, gave a recital of Edith Piaf's and Hanka Ordonowna's songs.
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