The Secrets of the Heart

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453228548

<DIV><B>An early collection of Kahlil Gibran&rsquo;s writings, showcasing the many styles of this prolific thinker, all profoundly beautiful</B><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Kahlil Gibran reveals his vision of the soul and understanding of the world&mdash;past, present, and future&mdash;in this rich sampling of more than twenty works. Prose tales, fables, and poems evoke the mystic East and form a world at once powerful, tender, joyous, and melancholy. This collection, penned when Gibran was still a young writer, reveals many of the themes and styles plumbed throughout his life, including his lifelong struggle against injustice in &ldquo;The Crucified,&rdquo; his heart-wrenching lament for a Lebanon shackled by tradition and politics in &ldquo;My Countrymen,&rdquo; and his masterful use of symbolism and simile in &ldquo;The Secrets of the Heart.&rdquo;</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>A writer with infinite abilities, Gibran continually seeks true beauty, no matter the form.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV></DIV><BR />