Sand and Foam is a collection of short aphorisms, thoughts and parables by Kahlil Gibran, written in English and published after The Prophet. The sayings, which run from one line to a paragraph, deal with love, death, friendship, God, wisdom and the sea, and they appear as the musings of a wanderer on a shore, who compares human life to sand and foam. Gibran's style is simple and mystical, mixing Eastern and Western spiritual images.
The pieces can be read at random, which suits readers who like to open a book to a page and read a few lines. Fans of The Prophet will find a quieter, more compressed companion.
Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1926
- Language
- EN
