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A profound collection of poetry, parables, philosophical reflections, and lyrical prose from one of the most influential spiritual writers of the twentieth century.
This volume brings together six essential works spanning Kahlil Gibran’s literary development: Spirits Rebellious, Broken Wings, A Tear and a Smile, The Madman, The Forerunner, and The Prophet. Read together, these books reveal the extraordinary range of a writer whose work moves effortlessly between romantic tragedy, social criticism, mysticism, rebellion, and timeless reflections on the human condition.
In Spirits Rebellious, Gibran challenges oppressive customs, religious hypocrisy, forced marriage, and the social structures that deny individuals freedom and dignity. Broken Wings tells a deeply moving story of forbidden love, sacrifice, and loss, set against the pressures of tradition and family authority. In A Tear and a Smile, poetry and contemplation meet in meditations on beauty, sorrow, nature, love, and the soul.
The Madman and The Forerunner present compact parables filled with irony, symbolism, and philosophical insight. Through dreamlike encounters and unexpected reversals, Gibran examines identity, conformity, truth, solitude, and spiritual awakening. The collection culminates in The Prophet, his most celebrated work, in which the sage Almustafa offers enduring reflections on love, marriage, children, work, freedom, joy, sorrow, friendship, beauty, death, and the meaning of life.
Written with simplicity, musicality, and emotional intensity, these works have spoken to generations of readers across cultures and traditions. Gibran’s voice is at once intimate and universal, spiritual without being confined to a single doctrine, and poetic without losing clarity.
This carefully assembled collection is ideal for readers interested in philosophy, spirituality, poetic prose, romantic literature, and wisdom writing. It offers both an introduction to Gibran’s most important books and a rich volume to return to for comfort, reflection, and inspiration.
Included Works
Spirits Rebellious (1908)
Broken Wings (1912)
A Tear and a Smile (1914)
The Madman (1918)
The Forerunner (1920)
The Prophet (1923)