The Madman

‘The Madman,’ originally published in 1918, is a thought-provoking collection of aphoristic parables and poetry that explores the desires and motivations of humankind by Kahlil Gibran, widely known in America as the author of ‘The Prophet’, which sold more copies in the 20th century than any other book but the Bible, the great Lebanese-American poet and artist. He first became known to Americans in 1918 with the publication of ‘The Madman’.

Thought-provoking and inspiring, the book is a coll...