Rating: *****
Tags: Religion, Inspirational, Philosophy, Religious, Subjects & Themes, Inspirational & Religious, Fiction, Poetry, Lang:en
Publisher: Knopf
Published: September 22, 1923
Added: September 7, 2019
Modified: September 7, 2019
Summary
Sigit Purwadi's
Library - Kahlil Gibran’s
masterpiece,
The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of
our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more
than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have
sold more than nine million copies.
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.**
The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that
are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational.
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.