I love this. Kahlil is a precious old soul

4.5/5✨️

I received my copy of this book yesterday from Barnes & Noble....and even though I paid for it, I felt like a child who received a wonderful gift.

When I first learned-from somewhere on the internet- that Gibran had a romantic relation with May Ziadah, I could not believe it...I thought it's just some tales for publicity...then I learned that Gibran's letters to May were published, and to my surprise there is an English version.

when I went to order the book, I was expecting they'd tell me it's out of print or it does not exist....today, I look at this book in my hands in disbelieve!

Yesterday, in the car, I indulged the first ten pages...then I kept going back and fourth reading few lines every while and then.

I think I'll be addicted to Gibran's writing for a while

right now i'm on page 24, and I'm amazed of how pure and divine his feelings are...he talks to her as if she's his...as if they're married for years...at the end of each letter he says "May God keep you for me"

Can't wait to read the Arabic version!
April 28, 2009

It must be very frustrating to be in love with someone who's faraway...how did they survive such love?
May 1, 2009

How were they able to indure all that love without any attempts to meet?

Were they scared of taking the challenge? The Challenge of love!

May expressed her fear of love, but Gibran was very sure of his feelings and he reassured her...so why didn't he take the right step forward and proposed to her?


Gibran & May love story is one of the strangest I've ever read!

And from what I've learned so far, I think many threads are missing leaving a reader like me with a lot to inquire!
May 4, 2009

a beautiful look at the mind, heart and spirit of Kahlil Gibran and his Platonic friend and love. Comprised of letters, fragments and drawings by Gibran this is a gem to savor, ponder and reread many times.

" Would that you were here to lend wings to my voice and turn my mutterings into songs. Yet I shall read knowing that among the  and invisible  is listening and smiling sweetly and tenderly. "

ooo ever so good..!!!

Essentially an ethereal euphoric experience of love flowing through the pen of master weaver of love and philosophy that appeals to a pure mind like drops of heavenly nectar satiating the parched arteries with warmth of love

buku bagus....
versi indonesianya udah baca sih....

Gw baca buku ini udah lama. Tetapi baru tahun ini gw mengalami hal yg sama, sesuai dg apa yg ditulis oleh Kahlil Gibran dlm buku ini. Gw jadi tersentuh, gw banget kisahnya. Gw juga jd sadar bahwa Love is something more than just say I love You....
Jauh d mata tetapi dekat di hati dan semoga selalu ada di dalam hati meski maut memisahkan gw dan dia. Ntah kenapa pula gw yakin suatu saat nanti gw dan dia bertemu untuk berikrar menyatukan hati gw dan dia, my love......

جبران خليل جبران رائع
وهذه الرسائل تختلف عن جميع مؤلفاته , لانها تبقى معبرة بشكل أكثر صدقاً وعمقاً عن شخصية جبران ,
الذي أحب على الرغم من بعده بالمسافة عن حبيبته ,
إلا أن قربه الروحي أو كما يسميه " العنصر الشفاف " من مي زيادة
كان كفيلاً بإستمرار هكذا عاقة لسنين بالرسائل البريدية التي لا تحمل أكثر من طابع بريدي وكلمات عذبة.

العنصر المفقود دائماً في هكذا انواع من الفنون هو الرسائل المقابلة , رسائل مي إلى جبران,
أين هذه الرسائل ..؟ ما هي الجريمة التي سترتكب لو نشرت هذه الرسائل ..؟
هذه الرسائل بغض النظر عن انها من إمراة إلى رجل ونشر هكذا رسائل قد يعتبر محرم في مجتمعنا
إلا أن هذه الرسائل تبقى بالنهاية كنز ادبي يجب ألا يوؤد بهذا الشكل العنيف..

على كل حال
رسائل جبران لمي ززيادة تختلف عن رسائل غسان كنفاني لغاة السمان,
رسائل غسان لا تشعر بنقص فيها وضرورة لقراءة الرسائل المقابلة من غادة,
أما رسائل جبران تشعر انك بحاجة ماسة إلى قراءة الرسائل المعاكسة من معي لجبران لتفهم المعنى والقصة بشكل أدق.

أربع نجوم لجبران ونجمة ناقصة أسجلها احتجاجاً على عدم وجود رسائل مي زيادة إلى جبران خليل جبران

It is that kind of books that take your breath away. The supreme aspects of love are depicted in these romantic letters between Mai and Gibran. This book has to be re-read agIn and again to know exactly how to love

رسائل بين العتاب والحب والشوق ... من جبران الى مي زياده .. انتهت بموت جبران

الرسائل مليئه بحس مرهف ... اتمنى لو كانت موجوده رسائل مي فيها