The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
"The Prophet" is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. The central character, a prophet, is about to board a ship which will carry him home after 12 years spent living in a foreign city. Before he departs, he is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, 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.
The 462nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1923
- Nationality
- Lebanese
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 90-130
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.9)
- Alternate Titles
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- De Profeet
- Der Prophet
- El Profeta
- Il Profeta
- Le Prophète
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- 7th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 22nd on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 278th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 450th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 997th on The Greatest Books of 2024 - Honorable Mention (The Greatest Books)
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)
- An Expert's 200-Book List (The Detroit Free Press)
- Five Books to Read on a Desert Island (Tampa Bay Times)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)