The Prophet (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

Absolutely beautiful writing...it so resonates with your life

"The Prophet" is basically a philosophical prose poetry. It is actually a prose,contentwise but when you actually read it,you find yourself reciting those lines in the book like you recite a poem. I also tend to call it a spiritual friction as this book holds an enriching experience in itself . The language used is an ancient old English literature,so you kinda find it difficult to understand the words. I had to browse many of the words to grasp them well..The plot of the book goes like a man called The Prophet has to leave the country in which he has been presently residing to go back to his native place. At the time of his departure, people of this country asks him questions about many facets of life. The answers to these questions are very beautifully given and I personally felt teaches the mysteries of way of life. The book comprises of twenty six(26) poetic essays which talks man's relation with fellow men and mastery of life. It includes the concepts of freedom,love,marriage,children,laws,joy and sorrow, death and many more..Reading this book feels like meditating. You donot just read what's written in, you actually observe what's in the book. I felt like this is a life story of every human on earth. Though a short read, I took it very long to complete it,still I donot feel like I have observed everything that the book had to give. If you want to look over life with a spiritual eye,you gotta definitely give this a read.~Maleka Jabeen.

Almustafa is waiting for twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship to return and take him back home.In all these years following his relationship with the fellow city dwellers, he has come to be known as 'The Prophet- the chosen and beloved one'.And finally his ship has arrived and its his time to return home leaving behind the city. People from all walks of life have come to see and bid goodbye to their 'Prophet' for the last time.They are seeking the words of wisdom on various topics and he is delivering his philosophy related to Work, Joy and Sorrow, Marriage, Freedom and many more to them. He promises to come back to restore everything again when his voice and love will start fading in the minds of the people. Finally getting onto his ship he sails back to the real home.Kahlil Gibran (Lebanese-American Author) has very beautifully written the whole conversation in the form of poetic essays. The book full of religious inspirations it doesn't belong or follow the teachings of a single sect but defines a wider picture leading the reader to indulge and draw from the ocean of universal philosophy of life.A short book of 128 pages with original illustrations by the author, The Prophet is a light read to grab up on any day.

Absolutely fantasic printing and paper quality ! Loved it !!

Great experience and superb quality. I'm really happy to get this awesome book.

Delivery was delayed by a whole week.Overall Book was received in Good condition. Paper Quality is OK.Binding is not too good

The book "The Prophet" has been written by Khalil Gibran. This is my ever read from Gibran's work. I've heard so much about this one, from my friends so I decided to read it....It's a philosophical book but as I started reading it I felt I'm reading a poetry book cause it has written like poem....The plot of the book describe about a man called The Prophet who has to leave the country in which he has been presently residing to go back to his native place....When he was about to depart, people of his country asked him questions about different circumstances of life. The answers to those questions were given very beautifully. Which includes the questions about love, marriage, children, laws, joy and sorrow, pain, death and many more....Overall it's a good book. You guys can give it a try. Happy Reading

This review is about the quality of the paper and cover and such not the content, there's plenty of those here already.Really glad I went for it. Seemed like such an unnecessary purchase at the time but I hadn't read the book and it wasn't that expensive. The joy I felt every time I picked it up was worth every buck. It just feels perfect, dimensions & weight wise, the pages, the font and the cover is aesthetically pleasing. I wish every book was like this. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Go for it, it'll be an excellent addition to your collection.PS. Do not let even a drop of water fall on the cover and do not try and rub it away, it'll completely destroy it. Mine was peeled off right after some of these pics were taken, completely my fault. My sorrow is beyond words :'/