The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (1923)

Name: The Prophet
Author: Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet is a work of 26 prose poetry essays written by the Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 and has been translated into over 40 languages. The book is divided into chapters, each of which is devoted to a different topic, such as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. The Prophet is a timeless classic that has inspired generations of readers. It is a spiritual guide that encourages readers to think deeply about life and to live in harmony with themselves and the world around them. The book is filled with wisdom and insight, and its message is one of peace, love, and understanding.

By Kahlil Gibran · First published 1923 · Genre: Philosophical Fiction, Religious Fiction, Spiritual Fiction · 28 chapters · 12,263 words

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ALMUSTAFA, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth.

And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward; and he beheld his ship coming with the mist.

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Work type: Essay
Author: Kahlil Gibran
Date: 1923 CE
Language: English
Genres: Philosophical Fiction, Religious Fiction, Spiritual Fiction, Metaphysical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Length: 12,263 words
Structure: 28 chapters, 769 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Philosophical Fiction — The Prophet is a philosophical novel written by Kahlil Gibran, which explores the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Almustafa, as he reflects on the meaning of life and death.
Religious Fiction — The Prophet is a religious novel that explores the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Almustafa, as he reflects on the teachings of his faith and the meaning of life and death.
Spiritual Fiction — The Prophet is a spiritual novel that explores the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Almustafa, as he reflects on the teachings of his faith and the meaning of life and death.
Metaphysical Fiction — The Prophet is a metaphysical novel that explores the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Almustafa, as he reflects on the teachings of his faith and the meaning of life and death.