The Prophet

This is a Boundary Bay Classics edition of a poetic and philosophical masterpiece The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. The book follows the prophet Almustafa as he prepares to leave the city of Orphalese. Before his farewell, he is asked by the townspeople to share his wisdom on life’s most essential questions. In a series of luminous reflections, he speaks on love, marriage, children, work, freedom, joy and sorrow, pain, friendship, good and evil, religion, and death. First published in 1923, The Prophet has been translated into more than one hundred languages and remains one of the most beloved spiritual classics of the twentieth century.