About the Book: The Prophet
First published in 1923, 'The Prophet is a collection of twenty-six prose
poems, delivered as sermons by a fictional wise man in a faraway time and place,
written by Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese author, philosopher, poet, and artist. His
poetry is renowned for its usage of formal language and insights on topics of
life using spiritual terms. Wrote his best-known works in English, Kahlil Gibran
was the pivotal figure in a Romantic movement that transformed Arabic Literature
in the first half of the twentieth century. 'The Prophet is considered one of
the greatest classics of our time. In the book, the