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El Loco y Arena y Espuma
Desde muy pequeña aprendí a leer en páginas que escribió Gibrán. Palabras sencillas que me decían mucho. En las cuatro dimensiones de Juntar letras. Reconocer palabras. Visitar ese mundo. Deslumbrarme con la Verdad y la Belleza. Captar, entender, sentir y revivir. El inicio de un verdadero lector. Tenía a mi alcance la primera edición de EL LOCO, traducida en español por mi tío, el arquitecto y acuarelista Leonardo Shaffick Kaim quien dedicó gran parte de su vida en investigar y traducir al español lo mejor de la obra literaria de Gibrán Khalil Gibrán de los originales en árabe, en inglés y en francés. Y dio a conocer también la valiosa obra pictórica del autor, publicándola desde las primeras ediciones... ...Tener un libro de Gibrán Khalil Gibrán en las manos es compartir con él sus tesoros... Oriente y Occidente, en una unión perfecta. Claridad. Sencillez. Profundidad. Y la Pasión de un espíritu rebelde. Por eso, el libro de EL LOCO está siempre de moda, o más bien, es de joven y fresca lectura… Mari Zacarías Premio Nacional de Cuento, Teatro y Poesía para Niños
88 pages, Paperback
First published August 18, 2013
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Kahlil Gibran
1,344 books15.1k followersKahlil Gibran (Arabic:
جبران خليل جبران
) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
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