Included in this volume are The Madman, The Forerunner, The Prophet, Sand and Foam, Jesus the Son of Man, Earth Gods, The Wanderer, The Garden of the Prophet, Prose Poems, Spirits Rebellious, Nymphs of the Valley and A Tear and a Smile.
Khalil Gibran (also known as Kahlil Gibran; born Gibran Khalil
Gibran) was born January 6, 1883 and died April 10, 1931. And was
an artist, poet and writer. He was born in Lebanon and spent much
of his productive life in the United States.
To many he is a genius whose philosophical and prophetic style
convey important messages about life and humanity in a simple, yet
beautifully eloquent manner, that are as fresh and meaningful in
today's world as when they were first written.
"[Kahlil Gibran] speaks about fundamental things--those which are,
or should be, a part of every human life--love, giving, food and
drink, work, sorrow and joy, children, clothes and housing, buying
and selling, crime and punishment, freedom, reason and passion,
self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, good and evil,
prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion and death . . . Like most
wisdom, most of what he has to tell is ancient, the possession of
all men who have thought much and hard about fundamental things . .
. But on it all there is also the imprint of a rich and unusual
personality . . . Gibran offers no short-cuts to happiness, no
easily mastered formulae for successful living. Essentially, he
bids you look closely into your own heart and mind."
--NEW YORK TIMES
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