The Prophet
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
First published in 1923, The Prophet stands as one of the most luminous and enduring works of spiritual literature ever written — a slender volume that has touched the hearts of millions across a century of readers. Through the voice of Almustafa, a prophet preparing to sail home after twelve years in the city of Orphalese, Kahlil Gibran presents a series of poetic discourses on life's most profound subjects: love, marriage, children, work, joy, sorrow, freedom, and death. Each meditation is rendered with crystalline simplicity and deep philosophical resonance, drawing equally from Eastern mysticism and Western Romanticism. Gibran's prose-poetry carries the cadence of scripture while remaining radically human, accessible, and emotionally immediate — a rare literary achievement that has secured the work's place alongside the great philosophical texts of the 20th century. His Arabic heritage, combined with his immersion in French and American artistic circles, produced a voice wholly unique in world literature. This illustrated edition, accompanied by photographs by Robert McFarlane, adds a visual dimension to Gibran's timeless meditations. Will Almustafa's words, spoken at the moment of his departure, still speak directly to you — as though uttered for the very first time?
Author: Kahlil Gibran
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
First published in 1923, The Prophet stands as one of the most luminous and enduring works of spiritual literature ever written — a slender volume that has touched the hearts of millions across a century of readers. Through the voice of Almustafa, a prophet preparing to sail home after twelve years in the city of Orphalese, Kahlil Gibran presents a series of poetic discourses on life's most profound subjects: love, marriage, children, work, joy, sorrow, freedom, and death. Each meditation is rendered with crystalline simplicity and deep philosophical resonance, drawing equally from Eastern mysticism and Western Romanticism. Gibran's prose-poetry carries the cadence of scripture while remaining radically human, accessible, and emotionally immediate — a rare literary achievement that has secured the work's place alongside the great philosophical texts of the 20th century. His Arabic heritage, combined with his immersion in French and American artistic circles, produced a voice wholly unique in world literature. This illustrated edition, accompanied by photographs by Robert McFarlane, adds a visual dimension to Gibran's timeless meditations. Will Almustafa's words, spoken at the moment of his departure, still speak directly to you — as though uttered for the very first time?