About this title: Kahlil Gibran worked on the manuscript for "The Prophet"--his second work in English after "The Madman"--for several years before it was published in October 1923. Both the author and the world consider this his masterpiece, and it has been translated into dozens of languages. "The Prophet" concerns Almustafa, "the chosen one," who, after exile on an island, addresses such universal themes as love, joy, sorrow, pain, and time. These short aphorisms, functioning as a sort of spiritual poetry, have moved countless readers over the years. With illustrations by Gibran.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780099416937ISBN:009941693X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780434290789ISBN:0434290785
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UBS Publishers Distributors
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9788185674728ISBN:8185674728
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780140194470ISBN:0140194479
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780330319720ISBN:0330319728
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1992
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780099416937ISBN:009941693X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780140194470ISBN:0140194479
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780140194470ISBN:0140194479
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"This book was recommended to me. It is a book that should be kept and reflected on every couple of years. It reveals the human psychy in all it's stages and can be used for personal and professional insight by everyone. It is an easy read, it is a short read, but be sure to ponder all its words; as they will stay with you long after you finish reading it. Whether you are from the 1920's when it was written or 2045, the message is the same. Enjoy reading it, and dont forget to recommend it!!"
"A few years ago my husband was in a van pool. The people in this D.C. bound van pool took turns driving the van while the others rode in the back. One day my husband's friend was driving and got a speeding ticket. (He was going 80 in a 65, just like everyone does on Interstate 95). Well, the guy was upset that he got caught doing what anyone else would have been doing if they had been driving so he asked if people could help him pay the ticket. My husband was one of two people in the pool of 15 people that contributed to the ticket. So in thanks for his gesture the friend gave us this book. This book was also featured in the movie Walk the Line. It reads like scripture- and has 28 sections on things the people asked the 'prophet' and I'll give you a little taste of section 4 entitled Children: You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. This Kahlil Gibran was pretty cool in the 50s I guess. His writings are cool now. My mom had a Kahlil Gibran journal she wrote in in the 70s. How cool is that?"
"Somehow I went through the first thirty years of my life never reading this book. As I got older, I became more reluctant to pick it up. I'd heard it praised by the same people that swear by The Alchemist (a book I was heartily disappointed in).
But, having now sat down and read it, I can say I found it completely beautiful. The writing was poetry that teemed with life and vibrancy of image. The ideas expressed were simultaneously profound and simple. It is definitely one of those books that I'll end up owning and going through with a pencil...underlining my favorite passages, whether they be based upon language or content. I was fully satiated by both."
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