Ocho anos antes de su muerte un profeta abandona el pueblo donde ha vivido y antes de irse la gente le pide que hable de ciertos temas, cada uno de los cuales forma un capitulo del libro."

Ellery has escaped slavery into an unwelcoming world where there seems to be no place for him. He seeks work, shelter, and companionship, all the while uncertain of his survival, and praying that his patron goddess will come to save him.

Ocho anos antes de su muerte un profeta abandona el pueblo donde ha vivido y antes de irse la gente le pide que hable de ciertos temas, cada uno de los cuales forma un capitulo del libro. Estos temas son: el amor, el matrimonio, los hijos, el dar, el comer y el beber, el trabajo, la alegria y el dolor, las casas, el vestir, el comprar y el vender, el crimen y el castigo, las leyes, la libertad, la razon y la pasion, el dolor, el conocimiento, el ensenar, la amistad, el hablar, el tiempo, lo bueno y lo malo, la oracion el placer, la belleza, la religion, y la muerte."

Khalil Gibran was an artist, poet and writer. He was born in Lebanon and spent much of his productive life in the United States. As a result of his family's poverty, he did not receive any formal schooling during his youth in Lebanon. However, priests visited him regularly and taught him about the Bible, as well as the Syriac and Arabic languages. During these early days, he began developing ideas that would later form some of his major works. In particular, he conceived of The Prophet (1923) at this time. The Madman was published in 1918.

One of the world's best-loved poets, Kahlil Gibran was never more profound than when he wrote about love. He believed it was the raison d'etre of the universe.
With the same simplicity and lyrical beauty that made The Prophet a global treasure, his reflections on love and friendship have been gathered together in one volume and illustrated with the poet's own paintings.
Compiled by the world's leading expert on Gibran, this beautiful collection is a timeless celebration of humanity's most enduring force, and a perfect gift for those tired of cliched romantic verse.

A clarion call for freedom from one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers and writers, Kahlil Gibran A book so powerful it was burned in the marketplace of Beirut at the time of its publication, Kahlil Gibran's 'Spirits Rebellious' is a clarion call for freedom in his homeland of Lebanon-for individuals and society. Gibran's bitter denunciation of religious and political injustice flows through his lyric pen in three parables, that of "Madame Rose Hanie," "The Cry of the Graves," and "Kahlil the Heretic." His vision of liberty is no less powerful today.

A Tear and a Smile contains 56 parables, stories, and poems. It is considered the most important addition to the canon of Gibran's writing. Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. As a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. His Romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, and he is still celebrated as a literary hero.

The Madman: His Parables and Poems is an early collection of English poems written by Lebanese American author Kahlil Gibran.