A TEAR AND A SMILE.
by Gibran, Kahlil
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Book. VG+. Hardcover. 1977, xxiv, 197pp, illustrated by author. Very light wear, else VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. From the Introduction: " A Tear and a Smile includes much of Kahlil Gibran's earliest work, and, with the interesting prose poem written in Paris on his 25th birthday, marks the beginning of a more mature and affirmative response to life.".
Synopsis
"I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude.And I would not have the tears that sadness makes to flow from my every part turn into laughter. I would that my life remain a tear and a smile." 56 parables, stories, and poems in Gibran's wholly inimitable manner. Illustrated with 4 of his own paintings and drawings
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Details
- Bookseller
- Legacy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00278
- Title
- A TEAR AND A SMILE.
- Author
- Gibran, Kahlil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY POETRY
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Legacy Books
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Louisville, Kentucky
About Legacy Books
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