The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.

• ISBN13: 9781841936161
• Publish Date: 1 June 2010 (first published 1 July 1905)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 128
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

1.5*
Sure there are a few beautiful passages in this, but on the whole, this book irritated me on so many levels.

Not for me.

[MurderByDeath]

20 years ago my sister passed away and a professor at my university handed me this book to read "On Joy and Sorrow". It stayed with me for the next 20 years until I finally tracked it down to this book. The message in "On Joy and Sorrow" is one I've tried to pass on to a friend or two when it seemed it would be helpful.

Having just finished the whole book, there are many passages here that are as thought provoking. Just about every aspect of life is covered in this small tome, and I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys looking at the deeper meanings in everyday life.