The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran Author:Kahlil Gibran This edition brings together the passion of a writer whose visions helped shape the philosophy of the New Age. This collection of poetry and stories reflects the development of the wounded Romantic and angry young man to Gibran's final metamorphosis as the Prophet of New York, following him from the decadence of fin de siecle Boston... more » to the vigor of Greenwich Village in its heyday before the First World War.« less