Synopses & Reviews
Poet, philosopher, and artist Kahlil Gibran is known and loved around the world for his spiritual poetry and mystical art, combined here in a special gift edition of his most popular work. A tale inspired largely by nature,
The Prophet conveys the yearning for a unity of being that can only be achieved, according to the mystic tradition that Gibran followed, through love. Belonging to no single literary tradition, Gibran's inspiring book synthesizes the traditions of ancient times and modernity, East and West, and has been acclaimed by both Muslim and Christian cultures.
About the Author
Kahlil Gibran's early years were spent in Lebanon. He immigrated to Boston with his family in 1895, at the age of 12. Following a period of study in Paris, Gibran moved to New York, where he composed his most famous book,
The Prophet. He died in New York in 1931 at the age of 48.
Table of Contents
The Coming of the Ship
On Love
On Marriage
On Children
On Giving
On Eating and Drinking
On Work
On Joy and Sorrow
On Houses
On Clothes
On Buying and Selling
On Crime and Punishment
On Laws
On Freedom
On Reason and Passion
On Pain
On Self Knowledge
On Teaching
On Friendship
On Talking
On time
On Good and Evil
On Prayer
On Pleasure
On Beauty
On Religion
On Death
The Farewell