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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Kahlil GibranSeries:Dover Literature: PoetryPublish date:2001-12-03Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486419114ISBN-10:486419118UPC:9780486419114Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Epic, AmericanSize:8.50 x 5.40 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC5S3SFZX1

Widely known in America as author of The Prophet, which sold more copies in the 20th century than any other book but the Bible, the great Lebanese-American poet and artist Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) first became known to Americans in 1918 with the publication of The Madman.
Thought-provoking and inspiring, the book is a collection of memorable, life-affirming parables and poems, many of them casting an ironic light on the beliefs, aspirations, and vanities of humankind -- and many reminiscent of the work of Tagore and Nietzsche, both of whom were strong influences on Gibran.
Among the 35 poems and parables in this volume are "How I Became a Madman," "The Two Hermits," "The Wise Dog," "The Good God and the Evil God," "Night and the Madman," "The Three Ants," "When My Sorrow Was Born," "And When My Joy Was Born," and many more.
The book includes several illustrations by the author, whose exquisite drawings are reminiscent of Rodin and the best of Blake. ". . . the greatest of Arab Romantics and father of a 20th-century Romantic tradition whose impact on Arab writers has been at least as strong as that of 19th-century figures such as Wordsworth and Keats on their English-speaking counterparts." -- Dr. Suheil Bushrui, Director of the Kahlil Gibran Chair on Values and Peace, University of Maryland

Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486419114ISBN-10:486419118UPC:9780486419114Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Epic, AmericanSize:8.50 x 5.40 x 0.21 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC5S3SFZX1
The Lebanese-American artist, poet, and author Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) combined beauty and spirituality in philosophy. His best-known work, The Prophet, achieved a lasting popularity in the 1960s as countercultural guide, and his writings remain a staple of wedding and graduation rituals.
Publisher: Dover Publications

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