Kahlil Gibran: Selected Works
The Prophet, The Forerunner, The Madman

Name: Kahlil Gibran: Selected Works
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Kahlil Gibran
ISBN: 9781665063173

Author: Kahlil Gibran

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John D. Rayburn

Published: 01/19/2021

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Classic

Synopsis

The words of Kahlil Gibran give his book The Prophet a broad range of inspiration and philosophy. They provide exceptional insight into human desires and understanding. The vivid observations are vibrant with feeling and acceptance of life’s many questions and hopes. One review saluted the story as being untouched by the harshness of life. Gibran’s other two books, The Forerunner and The Madman, are of deep assistance in the same manner.

About Kahlil Gibran

Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for his debut novel “The Prophet”. Born in the Ottoman Empire, Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began writing in both English and Arabic. His romantic style of writing was ground-breaking and constituted a change away from traditional classical Arabic literature. Gibran is the third-best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn is a veteran of sixty-two years in broadcasting. He served as a news and sports anchor and show host, and his television newscast achieved the largest share-of-audience figures of any major-market television newscast in the nation. He is a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. His network credits include reports and/or appearances on The Today Show, Huntley-Brinkley News, Walter Cronkite News, NBC Monitor, NBC News on the Hour, and others. He recorded dozens of books for the National Library Service and narrated innumerable radio and television recordings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on December 24, 2020

4.5 ⭐'s......more

Goodreads review by Maria on January 05, 2017

-Να λυπάστε το έθνος που φορά ένα ρούχο που δεν το έχει υφάνει, που τρώει ψωμί που δεν το έχει θερίσει και πίνει κρασί που δεν έχει τρέξει από το πατητήρι του. Να λυπάστε το έθνος που περιφρονεί το πάθος στ' όνειρό του, κι ωστόσο γίνεται σκλά- βος του στον ξύπνιο του. Να λυπάστε το έθνος που δεν υψώνει τη φ......more

Goodreads review by DS25 on January 08, 2022

Aggiornamento recensione alla fine Questa è un'opera straordinaria, adatta ad essere un classico eterno. Sebbene mi trovi in disaccordo su alcune cose (l'influsso del panteismo si vede, anche se non è pervasivo come alcune recensioni dicono), le parole sull'amicizia, sull'amore, anche su Dio stesso s......more

Goodreads review by Rita on November 01, 2022

PROFONDO E UNIVERSALE, MA... "Quanto più penetra e scava il dolore dentro di voi, tanta più gioia potrete contenere." Wow, chissà che m'aspettavo. A voler essere precisi, "Il profeta" è nettamente superiore al "Giardino", anche se non riesco a dargli più di tre stelline a causa della sua brevità e del......more

Goodreads review by Núria on March 08, 2025

Després d'un any i un parell de mesos acabo la lectura! Trobo que no és una lectura fàcil perquè cada frase es podria rellegir 10 vegades (o més) per trobar-hi el rerefons, i evidentment, això no ho he pogut fer amb totes. Hi ha relats que et criden i et desperten sensacions, n'hi ha d'altres amb el......more

Quotes

“Consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a twentieth-century supplement to all sacred traditions.” Amazon.com, editorial review, on The Prophet