Selected Poems of Kahlil Gibran collects two of Gibran's best renowned English anthologies, The Prophet and Sand and Foam, combined with their Chinese translations by Bing Xin, a most esteemed poet and writer of 20th century in China. This side-by-side version is easy to follow for both Chinese and English learners. The delicate design with illustrations by Gibran will appeal to the reader's eyes, as the poet words would delight their mind.Kahlil Gibran is an ebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. 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, and became extremely popular in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. 收录纪伯伦最经典的散文诗《先知》和《沙与沫》。《先知》是以一位智者临别赠言的方式，对爱与美、生与死、婚姻与家庭、劳作与安乐、法律与自由等一系列人生和社会问题进行了论述，充满了富有东方色彩的比喻与哲理。《沙与沫》也是纪伯伦最著名的作品之一，这部诗集内容富有哲理，是一本关于生命、艺术、爱情、人性的格言书，值得反复品读。除了哲理以外，《沙与沫》还富于音韵之美，宛如天籁，传达出了生命的爱与真谛。