THE PROPHET - A Kahlil Gibran Masterpiece - Read, Inspired and Touch Lives of Others

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Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is presented as his greatest achievement, published in 1923 and translated into more than twenty languages, with millions sold in the American edition. The text highlights Gibran’s careful devotion to perfecting every word, and includes contemporary commentary praising the book’s rhythmic, spiritual impact. Additional pages list key works by Gibran and publication, copyright, and printing information for the Alfred A. Knopf edition.

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The Prophet

Gibran’s Masterpiece

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# T HE PROPHETKAHLIL GIBRAN GIBRAN'S MASTERPIECE Illustrated with twelve full-page drawings by the author Alfred·A·Knopf·Publisher·New·York # T HE PROPHETKAHLIL GIBRAN This book,which is Gibran's masterpiece,has become one of the beloved classics ofour time.Published in I923,it has beentranslated into more than twenty lan-guages,and the American edition alonehas sold more than four million copies. Gibran considered The Prophet hisgreatest achievement.He said:"I thinkI've never been without The Prophetsince I first conceived the book back inMount Lebanon.It seems to have beena part of me....I kept the manuscriptfouryears before I delivered it over tomypublisher because I wanted to be sure,I wanted to be very sure,that every wordof it was the very best I had to offer.” The Chicago Post said of The Prophet:“Cadenced and vibrant with feeling,thewords of Kahlil Gibran bring to one'sears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes....If there is a man or woman who canread this book without a quiet accep-tance of a great man's philosophy and asinging in the heart as of music bornwithin,that man or woman is indeeddead to life and truth.” 56189 DEAZ READ TH15,ENJDY 1T,AND CONTINUE To iNSPIEE人ND ToucH THE LiVES 0F OTHERS. 人V④在 # THE PROPHET # The Books ofKAHLIL GIBRAN "His power came from some great reservoir of spirituallife else it could not hawe been so universal and so potent,but the majesty and beauty of the language with which heclothed it were all his own.”—CLAUDE BRAGDON The Madman·1918 Twenty Drawings·1919 The Forerunner·1920 The Prophet·1923 Sand and Foam·1926 Jesus the Son of Man·1928 The Earth Gods·193 The Wanderer·1932 The Garden of the Prophet·1933 Prose Poems·1934 Nymphs of the Valley·1948 Spirits Rebellious·1948 A Tear and a Smile·1950 Beloved Prophet: The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibranand Mary HaskellEdited byVirginia Hilu This Man from Lebanon:A Study of Kahlil Gibranby Barbara Young PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A.KNOPF . # THE PROPHET B Y Kahlil Gibran 1988 NEW YORK :ALFRED·A·KNOPF THIS IS A BORZOI BOOKPUBLISHED BY ALFRED A.KNOPF,INC. L.C.Catalog Card Number:53-9594 K Copyright 1923 by Kahlil Gibran Renewal copyright 1951 by Administrators C.T.A.of Kahlil Gibran Estate,and Mary G.Gibran All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conoentions.Published in the United Slates by Alfred A.Knopf,Inc.,New York,and inCanada by Random House of Canada Limited,Toronto.Manufactured in theUnited Stales of.America and distributed by Random House,Inc.,New York. Published September 1923Reprinted one hundred and fifteen timesOne hundred and Seventeenth printing,June I988

FAQs

What makes The Prophet especially significant in Gibran’s view?

The text says Gibran considered The Prophet his greatest achievement and kept the manuscript four years to ensure every word was the best he had to offer.

When was The Prophet published and how widely was it translated?

It was published in 1923 and translated into more than twenty languages, with the American edition selling over four million copies.

What kind of reaction does the quoted Chicago Post describe?

It describes the writing as cadenced and vibrant, likening its rhythm to Ecclesiastes, and says readers can feel a quiet acceptance of a great philosophy, with a singing in the heart.

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