The Prophet

A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry,Kahlil Gibran’sThe Prophetis an inspirational, allegoricalguide to living, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes anintroduction by Robin Waterfield.

First published in the 1920’s,The Prophetis perhaps the mostfamous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century, and has soldmillions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran’s Prophet speaks ofmany things central to daily life: love, marriage, death, beauty, passion, eating,work and play. The spiritual message he imparts, of finding divinity throughlove, blends eastern mysticism, religious faith and philosophy with simpleadvice.The Prophetbecame the bible of 1960s culture and wascredited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspirepeople around the world today. This edition is illustrated with Gibran’s famousvisionary paintings.

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a poet, philosopher and artist, who stands amongthe most important Arabic language authors of the early twentieth century. Bornin Lebanon, he spent the last twenty years of his life in the United States,where for many years he was the leader of a Lebansese writing circle in NewYork. He is the author of numerous volumes, includingThe Garden of theProphet,The Storm,The Beloved: Reflections on thePath of the Heart,The Vision,Reflections on the Wayof the Soul, andSpirit Brides.

If you enjoyedThe Prophet, you might like Herman Hesse’sSiddhartha,also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

‘His work goes on from generation to generation’
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About the Author

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was among the most importantArabic language writers of the twentieth century. Poet, philosopher and artisthis works have been translated into numerous languages and his drawings andpaintings have been exhibited all over the world.The Prophetishis most famous work.