Spirits Rebellious

by Khalil Gibran

I was eighteen years of age when love opened my eyes with its magic rays and touched my spirit for the first time with its fiery fingers, and Selma Karamy was the first woman who awakened my spirit with ..

121 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1947

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Reviews

[An Abstract Human · Rating 4 out of 5]

What to say about Khalil Gibran's writing, except, Phenomenal!!! That poetic writing itself and the context, altogether created a remarkable piece of literature!! Piece of heed upon!

There are words and sentences containing all the truth and hit you right at the spot. It all resonates with you with all clarity. Such an intelligent writing in a short frame of work.

It does get over elaborated, but doesn't get tedious.

A book of 3 stories of different narratives explaining oppression and liberty in the most rightful way, and it all relates to this time as well its own way.

[Nancy Rosen]

"Radical" in it's condemnation of oppressors, laic and ecclesiastical. The high flying tone of a polemic is somewhat off-putting, but it's pure Gibran. Also, as this is a translation from the Arabic and I don't speak Arabic, I wonder how the purple prose of the English compares to the style of the Arabic. The man's not wrong in his condemnation of the hypocritical rich and powerful and the book is quite relevant and timely even as the style feels archaic.

[David Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

timeless tales of the oppressed and the oppressor.