El loco (The Madman) (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Khalil Gibran Play Audiobook Sample

El loco (The Madman) Audiobook (Unabridged)

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Read By: Víctor Prieto Publisher: NEAR, S.A. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:

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Khalil Gibran, nació en Bisharri, Líbano, el 6 de enero de 1883. A los 11 años, emigró con su familia a los Estados Unidos. Aprendió y cultivó con devoción el inglés, lengua que haría famosas sus novelas, aunque no olvidó el árabe. En 1902 inicia su vocación por la pintura, que le llevaría a ser famoso por doquier; y es en París donde expone sus obras y gana el elogio de la crítica. En 1912 se publica Las Alas Rotas. En 1923 publica El Profeta, su obra más famosa. Después, publica otros libros como El Loco y El Precursor. Después de unos años en el Líbano volvió a América. Su salud decayó constantemente hasta el final de su vida. En 1917 fija su residencia en Nueva York donde desarrolla una intensa labor como poeta, filósofo y pintor. Su fama e influencia se extienden por todo el mundo. Su poesía se ha traducido a más de 20 idiomas y sus dibujos y pinturas se han expuesto en las grandes capitales del mundo. Sus otros libros de poesía tienen innumerables adeptos, que encuentran en ellos una expresión de los impulsos más profundos del corazón y de la mente humana. Khalil Gibran falleció en Nueva York, el 10 de abril de 1931, a los 48 años.

Publicado en 1918, The madman (El Loco) es el primer libro en inglés de Khalil Gibran. Es una obra formada por una serie de breves relatos reunidos por el autor en torno al redescubrimiento de la libertad a través de la soledad bien aceptada y a la seguridad proveniente de reconocer que toda comprensión siempre esclaviza algo en nosotros. Esta obra está escrita para suscitar intensas cavilaciones, donde nos habla de cosas que nos obligan a pensar en firme a los cuerdos; y pensamos, No será acaso, la locura, su locura, la vía más segura para alcanzar una libertad interior absoluta?, La soledad y el aislamiento el mejor camino para llegar a ella?Las historias de El loco, sorprenden porque, habiéndose escrito en los años 20, poseen la misma frescura que...

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"He is mad. One of Kahlil Gibran's greatest works. Composed of short parables. The Madman is not the name HE has chosen for his book. The name was chosen by those who didn't and couldn't see the inner treasures of "The Madman". Very liked this book."

— Munkhbayar (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " "Why I am here, O God of lost souls,...?" "

    — Saloua, 2/12/2014
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    " Lots to think about. A good book to read when you sit awake at 3am thinking about things, I suppose. "

    — Rodwen, 1/29/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Poignant, haunting, illuminating... Pure genius. Thank you Kahlil. You touched all my seven selves for sure :) "

    — Zuhaib, 10/28/2013
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    " I love this book. I had a quote from it for about ten years and finally found the book +- year ago. Deals more with masks than the Prophet. "

    — Robert, 7/22/2013
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    " Interesting...it was there so I read it. "

    — Punita, 7/18/2013
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    " Poems. Some fun, some trippy, some clever, some nonsensical, bit mad. "

    — Natasha, 8/29/2012
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    " My favorite book of all time. Wonderful, deep, spiritual parables written in middle eastern prose. "

    — Anne, 3/16/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " not my favorite Gibran book, but still wonderful. I think I should've read it in arabic, that's probably it. "

    — sara, 10/24/2011
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    " Short, to the point, and reminds me why I packed up everything I knew to move across and ocean and start life again in a new culture and language. I decided to drop all my masks and feel the sun on my face. Read this and you'll know what I mean. "

    — Adrienne, 5/15/2011
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    " An Enjoyable read :) "

    — Melanie, 5/3/2011
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    " Such an entertaining book to read! The quotes in this book sent more chills down my spine as I flipped the pages! "

    — Deema, 3/21/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Khalil Gibran is a parable. Think about it. Then read this. "

    — Dylan, 1/8/2011
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    " There's a madman in each of us "

    — Sandra, 12/10/2009
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    " good clean thoughts. always worth a reread. "

    — Maggie, 6/22/2009