Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran : Collectable Edition

About the Book

“And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.” From social issues to human concerns; from the tragedy and power of love to the longings of the soul; from good and evil to crime and punishment; from happiness and sorrow to life and death; from inner beauty to dreams and mysticism; Kahlil Gibran’s poems, parables, aphorisms, and stories are a source of timeless wisdom. This book is a priceless collection of some of his most notable works including The Prophet, The Wanderer, The Madman, and The Broken Wings. The third best-selling poet of all time after Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu, Gibran continues to enlighten his readers through his celebrated works.

About the Author
A writer of the New York Pen League, Kahlil Gibran was born Gibran Kahlil Gibran in 1883 in the town of Bsharri, Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Syria. Owing to his family’s poor financial condition, Gibran did not receive any formal education in his childhood. He was taught at home by the visiting priests. Most of Gibran’s early works were written in Arabic. His first work was a work about music. It was titled Nubthah fi Fan Al-Musiqa and was published in 1905. Ara’is al-Muruj, his second work, was published the next year. It was translated as Nymphs of the Valley, Spirit Brides, and also as Brides of the Prairie. Many of his works were written and published in English. These include The Madman (1918), Twenty Drawings (1919), The Forerunner (1920), The Prophet (1923), Sand and Foam (1926), and The Earth Gods (1931). With a strong element of mysticism, which is influenced by Islam, Christianity, theosophy, and Judaism, his works deal with spiritual love, joy and sorrow, marriage, children, and death. Gibran died from tuberculosis and liver cirrhosis on 10 April 1931 in New York.