The Prophet - Paperback

by Kahlil Gibran (Author)

The work of the great Kahlil Gibran, the poet and philosopher, has been translated into more than twenty languages. The Prophet, his most mystical and powerful work, is a collection of essays in prose as well as poetry, exploring the meaning of life and the condition of man. Illustrated with the author's own drawings, it was first published in 1923 and has never been out of print.

Author Biography

Kahlil Gibran: full Arabic name Gibran Khalil Gibran, (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League. Kahlil Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (north of modern-day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran(Rahmeh). As a young man Kahlil emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart