Author: GIBRAN, KAHLIL
Title: The treasured writings of Kahlil Gibran
Description: Edison. NJ: Castle Books 2009. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Description: 902 pages; 24 cm. Notes: Amazon.com records the publication date as 2009. The most current date is not included in this printing. Includes works originally published in A treasury of Kahlil Gibran. A second treasury of Kahlil Gibran. and A third treasury of Kahlil Gibran. Contents: Tears and laughter -- Between night & morn -- Secrets of the heart -- Spirits rebellious -- The broken wings -- The voice of the master -- Thoughts and meditations -- A self-portrait -- Mirrors of the soul -- The wisdom of Kahlil Gibran. Summary: The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran represents the most comprehensive volume of works of the Lebanese poet and philosopher ever published. This enriching collection of stories. prose poems. verse. parables and autobiographical essays comprising the major body of Kahlil Gibran's works have been carefully translated and edited by a noted trio of Gibran scholars. Martin L. Wolf. Anthony R. Ferris and Andrew Dib Sherfan. Each of the ten books included in this beautifully bound collectors' volume has been hailed by critics as literary masterpieces. The works in this collection clearly demonstrate why critics regard Kahlil Gibran as eminently among the world's great writers. His writings reflect the wistful beauty. fierce anger. lofty majesty and the abiding peace that Eastern wisdom achieves in its contemplation. Often revered as the Dante of the twentieth century. the immortal savant of Lebanon. Kahlil Gibran created verses and lyric prose which impart to the reader a grand symphony of sparkling joys epitomizing the qualities that have made Kahlil Gibran the world's unquestionable master. - Jacket flap. Subjects; Gibran. Kahlil. -- 1883-1931 -- Translations into English. Mysticism -- Literary collections. Gibran. Kahlil. -- 1883-1931. Mysticism. Weight in Kg appr.:

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