Short description
Heartfelt, compassionate collection of 24 morality tales dealing with universal human concerns, published 3 years before the author wrote his most well-known work, "The Prophet," Five black-and-white illustrations by the author.
Long description
Best known as the author of The Prophet, one of the 20th century's most popular and most successful books of inspirational writing, Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American, whose writings, both in Arabic and English, achieved great influence. A Romantic, deeply influenced by Blake and Nietzsche, Gibran was a master of the prose poem -- the chief vehicle for his humane, mystical treatment of universal human concerns. The wisdom, poetic outlook, and deep humanity for which The Prophet is famous are also amply present in The Forerunner, published just 3 years earlier. Heartfelt and compassionate, it is an equally memorable collection of 24 morality tales dealing with vanity, criticism, love, knowledge, and other topics. Translated into many languages and acclaimed internationally by critics, The Forerunner is sure to provide inspiration and reading pleasure to a wide audience.