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The Prophet (A Borzoi Book)
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The Prophet (A Borzoi Book) Hardcover - 1923

by Kahlil Gibran

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Knopf, 1923-09-23. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0.
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  • Title The Prophet (A Borzoi Book)
  • Author Kahlil Gibran
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf, New York
  • Date 1923-09-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0394404289-3-19144887
  • ISBN 9780394404288 / 0394404289
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.76 x 0.57 in (21.64 x 14.63 x 1.45 cm)
  • Reading level 990
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Holiday: Valentine's Day
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Mysticism, Prose poems, American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 68006793
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.5

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Summary

A prophet has is about to board a ship home after 12 years in exile, when he is stopped by a group of people. His teachings to them, discussing love, marriage, crime, freedom and law among many other aspects of everyday life, form the 26 poetic essays of Gibran's work. The work has been a bestseller since its first publication.

From the publisher

"Illustrated with twelve full-page drawings by the author"--Cover. Originally published: 1923. "This is a Borzoi Book"--T.p. verso.

From the jacket flap

A brilliant man's philosophy on love, marriage, joy and sorrow, time, friendship and much more. Originally published in 1923 - translated into more than 20 languages. With 12 full page drawings by Gibran.

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About the author

Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 in Lebanon and died in New York in 1931. His family emigrated to the United States in 1895. In his early teens, the artistry of Gibran's drawings caught the eye of his teachers and he was introduced to the avant-garde Boston artist, photographer, and publisher Fred Holland Day, who encouraged and supported Gibran in his creative endeavors. A publisher used some of Gibran's drawings for book covers in 1898, and Gibran held his first art exhibition in 1904 in Boston. In 1908, Gibran went to study art with Auguste Rodin in Paris for two years, and he later studied art in Boston. While most of Gibran's early writing was in Arabic, most of his work published after 1918 was in English. Gibran's best-known work is The Prophet, a book composed of 28 poetic essays.