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The Prophet

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Prophet

Contributors:

By (Author) Kahlil Gibran

ISBN:

9780140194470

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date:

30th October 2003

UK Publication Date:

28th May 1992

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Poetry by individual poets

Dewey:

811.52

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

128

Dimensions:

Width 111mm, Height 198mm, Spine 7mm

Weight:

82g

Description

First published in the 1920s, this book attempts to provide the reader with an inspirational, allegorical guide to living. Gibran has his protagonist, called simply the prophet, deliver spiritual, yet practical, homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love, marriage and children, work and play, possessions, beauty, truth, joy and sorrow, and death.

Author Bio

Poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born near Mount Lebanon. He is considered a genius of his age and his influence has spread far beyond the East. He died in New York in 1931.

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