The ProphetRajpal & Sons - 112 pages The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. An all time classic and world wide bestseller. Prophet, after twelve years of living in a foreign country, is about to set sail to go home when he is stopped by a group of people who ask him about the various aspects of life. Prophet's answers are twenty-six sermons offering insights of profound wisdom which are universally true. The inclusion of sketches made by the author enhance the appeal of this book. |
Contents
Section 1 | 5 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 49 |
Section 4 | 57 |
Section 5 | 59 |
Section 6 | 61 |
Section 7 | 78 |
Section 8 | 87 |
Section 9 | 92 |
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