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The Prophet

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Prophet
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kahlil Gibran
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 111
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Mind, Body, Spirit - thought and practice
ISBN/Barcode 9780140194470
ClassificationsDewey:811.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 28 May 1992
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First published in the 1920s, this book attempts to provide the reader with an inspirational, allegorical guide to living. Gibran has his protagonist, called simply the prophet, deliver spiritual, yet practical, homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love, marriage and children, work and play, possessions, beauty, truth, joy and sorrow, and death.

Author Biography

Poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born near Mount Lebanon. He is considered a genius of his age and his influence has spread far beyond the East. He died in New York in 1931.