Jesus the Son of Man (Penguin audiobooks)

Kahlil Gibran's fascinating and highly original account of the life of Jesus is related from the viewpoint of his disciples and followers. The prostitute Mary Magdalen is contrite before him; Simon Peter admits he has qualms about his own unworthiness in Jesus's presence. Gibran's powerful portrayal of Christ as a man as well as a spiritual symbol is enhanced by vivid, poetic language in which he conjures up the time and the country in which Jesus lived.

Kahlil Gibran, poet, philosopher and artist, was born near Mount Lebanon in 1883. Considered the genius of his age by millions of Arabic-speaking peoples, his fame and influence have spread far beyond the Near East. His poetry has been translated into more than 20 languages, and his paintings have been exhibited all over the world. He was for many years the leader of a Lebanese literary circle in New York, where he died in 1931.