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The Prophet » (Slipcase Edition)

Book cover image of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Authors: Kahlil Gibran
ISBN-13: 9780394404264, ISBN-10: 0394404262
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: June 1952
Edition: Slipcase Edition

Author Biography: Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran, poet, philosopher, and artist was born in Lebanon, in 1883, and received his primary education in Beruit before emigrating with his parents to Boston in 1895. In 1889 he returned to Lebanon to continue his studies in Arabic before returning to Boston in 1903, around which time he met Mart Haskell, who would become his lifelong benefactor. In 1912, he settled in New York City and devoted himself to writing (both in Arabic and English) and to painting. Gibran died in 1931.

Book Synopsis

One of America's most purchased and beloved books. An excellent gift for people of any age, full of wisdom and simple poetry, addressing twenty seven topics of our daily lives. Elegant paper back edition, enhanced by drawings of the renowned Aubrey Beardsley. An evergreen bestseller.

	The Coming of the Ship	3
	On Love	12
	On Marriage	16
	On Children	18
	On Giving	20
	On Eating and Drinking	24
	On Work	27
	On Joy and Sorrow	32
	On Houses	34
	On Clothes	38
	On Buying and Selling	40
	On Crime and Punishment	42
	On Laws	48
	On Freedom	51
	On Reason and Passion	55
	On Pain	58
	On Self-Knowledge	60
	On Teaching	62
	On Friendship	64
	On Talking	66
	On Time	68
	On Good and Evil	70
	On Prayer	74
	On Pleasure	77
	On Beauty	81
	On Religion	84
	On Death	87
	The Farewell	89