 Title page, 1911 edition of The Book of Khalid | |
| Author | Ameen Rihani or Ameen Fares Rihani |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Bildungsroman, Arab-American literature |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | 1911 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 349 |
The Book of Khalid (1911) is a novel by Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani. Composed during a sojourn in the mountains of Lebanon, it is considered to be the first novel by an Arab-American writer in English. His contemporary, Khalil Gibran, illustrated the work, and the story is often seen as an influence on Gibran's own well-known book The Prophet.[1]
- ^ Ameen Albert Rihani, "The Book of Khalid and The Prophet. Similar Universal Concerns with Different Perspectives", Presented at "The Gibran International Conference", University of Maryland, December 9–12.