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Spirits Rebellious in Bilingual Edition by Kahlil Gibranin, is a Call for Freedom in his Homeland of Lebanon.

Gribr n Khalil Gibr n naci en el L bano en enero de 1883, y falleci en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) en abril de 1931. Su principal caracter stica fue luchar por la idea de la espiritualidad, pero oponi ndose a la forma en que la iglesia propon a la aplicaci n de sta.As es... Read Full Overview

A clarion call for freedom from one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers and writers, Kahlil Gibran A book so powerful it was burned in the marketplace of Beirut at the time of its publication, Kahlil Gibran's 'Spirits Rebellious' is a clarion call for freedom... Read Full Overview

'Spirits Rebellious' compiles three independent stories that announce Gibran's rebellious though process. When it was published, Lebanon was under Turkish rule and virtual slavery. The book declared freedom, liberation, justice for all and talked about humility in humanity. It... Read Full Overview

Miserable is the man who loves a woman and takes her for a wife, pouring at her feet the sweat of his skin and the blood of his body and the life of his heart, and placing in her hands the fruit of his toil and the revenue of his diligence; for when he slowly wakes up, he finds... Read Full Overview

'Spirits Rebellious' compiles three independent stories that announce Gibran's rebellious though process. When it was published, Lebanon was under Turkish rule and virtual slavery. The book declared freedom, liberation, justice for all and talked about humility in humanity. It... Read Full Overview

Soon after publication of the original Arabic of Spirits Rebellious at the turn of the century, considerable agitation and intrigue developed. The book was publicly burned in the Beirut marketplace by furious church and state officials who adjudged it poisonous, and fiercely... Read Full Overview