![]() I've been reading this 'on the side', while reading other, lighter books. ![]() As such, it is a very large book-containing 902 pages. The Treasured Writings of Khalil Gibran is a comprehensive collection of pretty much everything Gibran wrote during his lifetime. With his writings, Gibran seems to gently take us by the hand, and listen with us, for our own whisper of echoing spirit. It is to hear the cries of your own heart's ecstasy as a friend, companion, and lover. To absorb the depth of Gibran is to discover your own soul's longing for light and life, for beauty and joy. The spirit, in every being is made manifest in the eyes." (488) "The riches of the spirit beautify the face of man and give birth to sympathy and respect. To read this book is to realize this was a mortal man who sincerely understood the difficulties of being human, and yet often looked into the tender eyes of the divine, and shares his belief that he can see this light in the eyes of others. In order to fully describe this remarkable man, and this book, "The Treasured writings of Kahlil Gibran", one must reach beyond a mere title and use words such as passion, purity, and even divinity. Philosopher, artist, and poet these are some of the titles that are used to describe Kahlil Gibran. ![]() This is perhaps the most comprehensive book of Kahlil Gibran's writings, and one of the most informative about the man himself. A total of ten books in all, this volume contains earlier books by Gibran such as, "Tears And Laughter", and more mature and widely acclaimed books such as, "The Broken Wings." In addition to the beautiful prose, verse, and imaginative stories, there is also biographical information and letters written by, and to Gibran. They were: "A Treasury of Kahlil Gibran" (1947), "A Second Treasury of Kahlil Gibran" (1957), and "A Third Treasury of Kahlil Gibran" (1965). "The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran", is a compilation of three other books of Gibran's treasury of writings, that each contained several books in one volume. Kahlil Gibran in a letter to his cousin, Nakhli Gibran, in 1908. "I know that the principles upon which I base my writings, are echoes of the spirit of the great majority of the people of the world." (656) These qualities have made Kahlil Gibran master of the written word. 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. His writings reflect the wistful beauty, fierce anger, lofty majesty and the abiding peace that Eastern wisdom achieves in its contemplation. The works in this collection clearly demonstrate why critics regard Kahlil Gibran as eminently among the world's great writers. Ferris and Andrew Dib Sherfan.Įach of the ten books included in this beautifully bound collectors' volume has been hailed by critics as literary masterpieces. 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. ![]() The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran represents the most comprehensive volume of works of the Lebanese poet and philosopher ever published.
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