[Pocket Edition] World Classics Library - Selected Prose Poems of Kahlil Gibran

Author: (Lebanon) Kahlil Gibran
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Kahlil Gibran is a distinguished and world-renowned writer from Lebanon, an Eastern literary master who stands shoulder to shoulder with Tagore. His representative works include The Prophet, Tears and Laughter, The Forerunner, and Sand and Foam. The modern Chinese famous writer Bing Xin and Mao Dun highly praised Gibran's prose poems and translated his works into Chinese in the 1920s. Bing Xin once remarked, "Gibran's prose poems are full of the profound philosophy of the East and the exquisite language, which left a deep impression on me!" The Prophet represents the highest achievement of Gibran's prose poetry and brought him worldwide fame. The West called it "the philosophy of the great," while the Arab critic Nueman referred to it as "a tree deeply rooted in the soil of human life, as long as humanity exists, this tree will live." This book collects nine of Gibran's most representative prose poetry collections, including The Prophet, The Garden of the Prophet, Sand and Foam, Love and Thought, Short Chapters on Music, Tears and Laughter, The Madman, The Storms, and The Forerunner. The Prophet is one of Gibran's most beautiful and profound works, marking a peak in his poetic creation. The collection expresses Gibran's views on human history and the future. The Garden of the Prophet is a companion piece to The Prophet and Gibran's last prose poetry collection. Sand and Foam is a collection of aphorisms and allegorical prose poems, filled with Gibran's insightful words on life and art. Love and Thought is a compilation of aphorisms, maxims, and short poems, embodying the sparks of Gibran's thoughts and wisdom. Short Chapters on Music is Gibran's first published work in this form, a long artistic lyrical prose that uniquely expresses his love for music and his understanding of its essence. Tears and Laughter is one of Gibran's most beautiful prose poetry collections, showcasing his most concerned literary themes: love and beauty, nature, life philosophy, humanitarianism, social criticism, the poet's mission, and solitude, among others. The Madman is a prose poetry collection published by Gibran in English. Most of the chapters in this collection are short and can be categorized as modern fables or philosophical stories. The Storms is one of Gibran's most powerful prose poetry collections. The Forerunner is Gibran's second prose poetry collection written in English, with a style quite similar to that of The Madman. Most of the works in this collection are in the form of philosophical stories or modern fables, while a few are typical lyrical prose poems filled with passion and direct expression.