Blue Flame

This book, compiled after the death of Kahlil Gibran, contains a number of letters and a telegram Gibran sent to May Ziadeh while he was in New York. The book is titled "The Blue Flame" after the last letter Gibran wrote to her inspired the compiler's choice of title. This letter, as was typical of Gibran's style, was concise, expressive, and symbolic. It depicts an outstretched hand with a blu...