The Essential Kahlil Gibran

Book excerpt: Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, was a Lebanese essayist, novelist and mystic poet. This collection of Gibran's words from such poems as Secrets of the Heart', 'Spirits Rebellious' and 'Broken Wings', as well as his autobiography and various essays, was compiled by Joseph Shiban, a longtime student of the author's work. A perfect introduction to his passionately religious and often mystic outlook, Gibran's writings on love, work, death and other subjects illuminate the human experience.'