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The Madman

by Kahlil Gibran

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First published
1918
Pages
43
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A weaver, a carpenter and a ploughman celebrate their earnings at a tavern, spending freely on wine, meat and cakes. Kahlil Gibran turns this ordinary scene into a sharp parable of ambition in a collection that moves between brief tales, personal addresses and verse. Elsewhere, joy becomes a fragile living companion, and defeat becomes a source of courage and self-knowledge.

The pieces return to the distance between outward appearances and private experience. A speaker addresses a friend while guarding an inner life; a newborn protests in a language the adults around him cannot understand. Along the shore, people handle salt, sugar, shadows and sea foam in scenes that give different ways of thinking a visible shape.

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Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and painter. Born in Bsharri in what is now Lebanon, he emigrated as a boy to Boston. A leading figure of the Arab emigre literary movement, he is best remembered for The Prophet, one of the best-selling books of the century.

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First published
1918
Reading time
About 30 minutes
Pages
43
Language
English
Genre
Poetry
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