The Prophet Translated: Four New Translations Found

25 Sep 2018

Four more first-edition translations of The Prophet join the list — Cebuano, Basque, Berber and Norwegian Bokmål — bringing the verified total to 108.

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The Prophet in Berber (Tamazight), 2014
The Prophet in Berber — Amusnaw, translated by Youcef Allioui, L’Harmattan, Paris, 2014.

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Study Update

Since the release of their first study, which accounted for 104 language translations of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, researchers Glen Kalem-Habib and Francesco Medici have added a further four to the list, revising the total to 108.

Cebuano  ·  Philippines

Basque  ·  France and Spain

Berber  ·  North Africa

Bokmål  ·  Norway

The complete list is published with the original study. The count has since risen considerably further — the current verified figure is 117 languages, set out in Still Speaking: The Prophet at 117 Languages.

International covers of The Prophet
International editions of The Prophet.

Glen Kalem-Habib discussed the research in an Arabic-language interview with SBS Radio Australia, available at sbs.com.au.

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