"e;A Tear and a Smile"e; is a 1914 collection of parables, stories and poems written by Khalil Gibran and illustrated with four of his own paintings and drawings. Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "e;The Prophet"e; (1923), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work covers such theme...