Böcker av Kahlil Gibran

Read Gibran's masterpiece in print! Set in the mythic city of Orphalese, The Prophet is a poetic treatise on all facets of life, from the daily realities of clothes and houses, to questions of love, beauty, and self-knowledge. Featuring 12 original illustrations by the author, Gibran's lyric exploration of the human condition is as relevant today as it was nearly a century ago.

Read Gibran's masterpiece in print! Set in the mythic city of Orphalese, The Prophet is a poetic treatise on all facets of life, from the daily realities of clothes and houses, to questions of love, beauty, and self-knowledge. Featuring 12 original illustrations by the author, Gibran's lyric exploration of the human condition is as relevant today as it was nearly a century ago.

Ocho años antes de su muerte un profeta abandona el pueblo donde ha vivido y antes de irse la gente le pide que hable de ciertos temas, cada uno de los cuales forma un capítulo del libro. Estos temas son: el amor, el matrimonio, los hijos, el dar, el comer y el beber, el trabajo, la alegría y el dolor, las casas, el vestir, el comprar y el vender, el crimen y el castigo, las leyes, la libertad, la razón y la pasión, el dolor, el conocimiento, el enseñar, la amistad, el hablar, el tiempo, lo bueno y lo malo, la oración el placer, la belleza, la religión, y la muerte.

When the BBC commissioned this work for the Last Night of the Proms 2018, I was given quite a detailed brief. First, the work should be for the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the two choirs should be quite independent of each other. Secondly, the words should acknowledge the centenary of the end of World War I, but look optimistically to the future. For the centenary I chose In the Underworld by World War I poet Isaac Rosenberg, written in 1914. Originally about unrequited love, it can read, if you do not know its context, as a prophetic look at the next four years, with the sense that the women left

Presents the reflections of Kahlil Gibran on love and friendship. This book is suitable for a reader's Gibran collection, and a Christmas and Valentine's Day alternative for those tired with collections of cliched romantic verse.

"The Garden Of The Prophet" is Khalil Gibran's 1933 sequel to "The Prophet", published posthumously. Intended to be a companion to his masterpiece, it represents a lyrical celebration of life, nature and love. Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "The Prophet" (1923), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work covers such themes as justice, religion, science, free will, love, happiness, the soul, the body, and death. He is widely considered to have been one of the most important figures in Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: "Music" (1905), "Rebellious Spirits" (1908), and "Broken Wings" (1912). This volume is highly recommended for fans Gibran's seminal work and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.