Authors: Kahlil Gibran
ISBN-13: 9780486419114, ISBN-10: 0486419118
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Khalil Gibran (born Gubran Khalil Gubran[1] bin Mikhā'īl bin Sa'ad; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran,[2] was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he immigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He is chiefly known in the English speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of Inspirational fiction, the book sold well despite a cool critical reception, and became extremely popular in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
Thought-provoking collection of life-affirming parables and poems by the author of The Prophet, many casting an ironic light on the beliefs, aspirations, and vanities of humankind. "How I Became a Madman," "The Two Hermits," "The Wise Dog," "The Good God and the Evil God," "Night and the Madman," many more. Three illustrations by the author.
God | 9 | |
My Friend | 11 | |
The Scarecrow | 14 | |
The Sleep-Walkers | 15 | |
The Wise Dog | 17 | |
The Two Hermits | 18 | |
On Giving and Taking | 20 | |
The Seven Selves | 21 | |
War | 24 | |
The Fox | 26 | |
The Wise King | 27 | |
Ambition | 29 | |
The New Pleasure | 31 | |
The Other Language | 32 | |
The Pomegranate | 35 | |
The Two Cages | 37 | |
The Three Ants | 38 | |
The Grave-Digger | 40 | |
On the Steps of the Temple | 41 | |
The Blessed City | 42 | |
The Good God and the Evil God | 45 | |
"Defeat," | 46 | |
Night and the Madman | 49 | |
Faces | 52 | |
The Greater Sea | 53 | |
Crucified | 57 | |
The Astronomer | 59 | |
The Great Longing | 60 | |
Said a Blade of Grass | 62 | |
The Eye | 63 | |
The Two Learned Men | 64 | |
When My Sorrow Was Born | 65 | |
And When My Joy Was Born | 67 | |
"The Perfect World," | 69 |