A Tear and a Smile & The Madman: His Parables and Poems

By Kahlil Gibran

We are proud to bring together in one volume TWO classics by Khalil Gibran -writer of "The Prophet"- . Gibran's father was arrested for fraud and his mother was a peddler... However, he was capable to write great poems and short stories full of beauty and tranquility... He took his suffering and transformed it into a positive philosophy and beautiful writing... A TEAR AND A SMILE, a collection of poems and short stories. that reflect on materialism, and the loathe of it.THE MADMAN: His Parable and Poems, 34 short multi-paragraph sketches, vignettes, parables, and tales, many composed in a Nietzschean prophetic voice, others in the poetic insight of Blake and Tagore and the Eastern story-teller.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1516951999
• ISBN13: 9781516951994
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.2" x 6.7"