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The Prophet: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Prophet: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life

Contributors:

By (Author) Kahlil Gibran

ISBN:

9781529045857

Publisher:

Pan Macmillan

Imprint:

Bluebird

Publication Date:

27th January 2021

UK Publication Date:

29th October 2020

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Poetry by individual poets

Dewey:

811.52

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

128

Dimensions:

Width 116mm, Height 184mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

162g

Description

A 20th century classic, The Prophet is thought-provoking, comforting and wise, and its simple truths remain compelling and rewarding to this day. Utterly unique and beloved around the world, The Prophet is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion and freedom.

Author Bio

Kahlil Gibran was born into an impoverished Christian family in Bsharri, Lebanon in 1883. His masterpiece, The Prophet, was first published in 1923 and is among the most-read books of the last century, inspiring the lyric-writing of John Lennon, among others. But Gibran enjoyed only scant recognition in his own time - his health broken by chronic illness and self-neglect, he died in 1931 aged just 48, in his adopted home of New York. He is buried at Bsharri, where his tomb, now a museum, is visited by more than 50,000 pilgrims annually.

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