One of the most beloved classics of our time--a collection of
poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all,
inspirational. Published in 1923, Gibran's masterpiece has been
translated into more than twenty languages.
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*Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such
sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and
drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling,
crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain,
self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil,
prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.
Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart
and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet "Cadenced and vibrant
with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one's ears the
majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can
read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man's philosophy
and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is
indeed dead to life and truth."
With twelve full-page drawings by Gibran, this beautiful work makes an
incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration.