The Prophet -- Kahlil Gibran

<p><b>Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, <i>The Prophet, </i> is one of the most beloved classics of our time--a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages.</b> <p/><i>The Prophet</i> contains powerful words of wisdom on such essential subjects as marriage, children, friendship, work, and pleasure--words that readers from around the world have found inspirational and life-changing. A poet, artist, and mystic, Gibran was born to a poor Christian family in Lebanon and emigrated to the United States as an adolescent, where he began studying art. The twenty-eight poetic essays collected in <i>The Prophet</i> are illustrated with twelve of his full-page drawings. Perhaps no other twentieth-century writer has touched the hearts and minds of so remarkably varied and widespread a readership.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Kahlil Gibran<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 07/21/2015<br><b>Pages:</b> 112<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781101970782<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Kahlil Gibran</b> 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 Fre