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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Heinemann, London, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. The prophet, Al Mustafa, has lived in the city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home. 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. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 114 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Gilt titles spine. black cloth; illustrated by the author's b/w. drawings. Illustrator: Kahlil Gibran. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Poetry; Fables; Prose Poetry; Philosophy. Inventory No: 4451. .
Synopsis
A prophet has is about to board a ship home after 12 years in exile, when he is stopped by a group of people. His teachings to them, discussing love, marriage, crime, freedom and law among many other aspects of everyday life, form the 26 poetic essays of Gibran's work. The work has been a bestseller since its first publication.
Reviews
On Jan 21 2012, Asartlover said:
The Prophet is a book that has been around for a long time, but it is still relevant today. The thoughts about marriage and children are so insightful and poetic. It is a pleasure to 'dip into' sections of this book, and gain some understanding of the human condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4451
- Title
- The Prophet
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Illustrator
- Kahlil Gibran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Religion/Theology/Philosophy/Fables/Poetry/Prose Poetry/Kahlil Gibran Religion & Theology; Poetry; Fables; Prose Poetry; Philosophy. Kahlil Gibran Unbranded Kahlil Gibran The Prophet
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