The Madman - His Parables and Poems

Kahlil Gibran

• Publisher: Read & Co. Books
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781528788885
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Poetry
• Index: Literature

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. Originally published in 1918, "The Madman" is a thought-provoking collection of aphoristic parables and poetry that explores the desires and motivations of humankind. Contents include: "How I Became a Madman," "The Two Hermits," "The Wise Dog," "The Good God and the Evil God," "Night and the Madman," "The Three Ants," "When My Sorrow Was Born," "And When My Joy Was Born," etc. 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.

Table of contents

• Kahlil Gibran
• God
• My Friend
• The Scarecrow
• The Sleep-Walkers
• The Wise Dog
• The Two Hermits
• On Giving and Taking
• The Seven Selves
• War
• The Fox
• The Wise King
• Ambition
• The New Pleasure
• The Other Language
• The Pomegranate
• The Two Cages
• The Three Ants
• The Grave-Digger
• On the Steps of the Temple
• The Blessed City
• The Good God and the Evil God
• Defeat
• Night and the Madman
• Faces
• The Greater Sea
• Crucified
• The Astronomer
• The Great Longing
• Said a Blade of Grass
• The Eye
• The Two Learned Men
• When My Sorrow Was Born
• And When my Joy was Born
• “The Perfect World”