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For the first time, all the major works of this beloved writer are gathered together in one hardcover volume.

Poet, artist, and mystic, Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 to a poor Christian family in Lebanon and immigrated to the United States as an adolescent. His masterpiece, The Prophet, a book of poetic essays that he began while still a youth in Lebanon, is one of the most cherished books of our time and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages since its publication in 1923. But all of Gibran's works--essays, stories,...

Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.

The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment,...

This thought-provoking collection of strange, subtle, but meaningful parables casts an ironic light on the beliefs, hopes, and vanities of humankind.

This thought-provoking collection of strange, subtle, but meaningful parables casts an ironic light on the beliefs, hopes, and vanities of humankind.

En esta obra de Kahlil Gibran, se relata la historia, de un hombre que se consideraba loco y comentaba varias anecdotas. Consta de una introduccion hecha por el mismo y 34 capitulos, los cuales son: Introduccion Dios, Amigo Mio, El Espantapajaros Las Sonambulas El perro sabio Los dos Ermitanos Del Dar y el Recibir Los Siete Egos La Guerra La Zorra EL rey sabio Ambicion El nuevo placer El otro idioma La Granada Las dos jaulas Las Tres Hormigas El Sepulturero En la escalinata del Templo La Ciudad Bendita El Dios bueno y el Dios malo Derrota La noche y el loco Rostros El mar mayor Crucificado El...

Broken Wings tells the tale of a love doomed by the restrictions of a cruel society. The narrative highlights many of Gibran's concerns about the plight of Eastern women, wealth as an impediment to happiness, the greed and corruption of the clergy, and the overwhelming power of love.

Kahlil Gibran is surely one of the most well-known and widely read authors of all time. Here, for the first time, are accurate translations of all seven of Gibran's Arabic plays, making a lasting contribution to the Gibran literature while providing invaluable insights into the setting, philosophy, and teachings of one of the world's greatest authors. Also included is a historical perspective and some of Gibran's original yet virtually unknown art.

Der Prophet ist ein Werk verfasst vom Maler, Philosophen und Dichter Khalil Gibran, geboren im Osmanischen Reich, dem heutigen Libanon. Wie kein anderer Kunstler vermag Khalil Gibran Sinn und Wahrheit unseres Daseins zu beschreiben. Nicht ganz ohne Kritik an unserem Denken und Handeln, aber ganz ohne jede Verurteilung und beseelt vom groten Geist, der uns allen innewohnt. In einer Ubersetzung von Refan Ray.