The Prophet

"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.

I'll first talk about the material and then about the product (edition).Material.I have this practice when i'm reading a book i underline those great and catchy phrases and sentences.Trust me I didn't underline a single word in this book.Not because nothing was great,but because everything was great.Each and every word Phrase, and sentence is handpicked and the whole prose is fine crafted to perfection. This is gonna touch your heart, that too very deep and will make you think for hours maybe even days. One of the greatest piece of spiritual fiction and prose poetry ever written. The true master piece from kahlil Gibran.That's all about the material.Product.Coming to this very product ,this is the greatest edition a work like this can afford at this rate.This material truly deserve a presentation like this.The book cover and the whole presentation itself is a piece of true art.Also 16 paintings of Khalil Gibran has been reproduced from the original book which is also great and thought provoking.The ideal piece for collection and gifting. Truely worth the price...

Among one of the persecuted religions, there's one known as Bahai. They have been pushed away from countries like Iran and Egypt, and as often happens they found a shelter in India. The famous Lotus Temple in Delhi is a Bahai Temple. Well-known philosopher and poet Khalil Gibran was a follower of Bahai religion. He wrote the world famous book The Prophet probably under influences of Sufi traditions. This book seldom needs an introduction.It is a fusion of Eastern and Western mysticism, which was first published in 1923. Since then it has been a bestseller selling more than 9 million copies in over 40 different languages. This classic work is a collection of twenty-six inspiration prose poems, presented as sermons delivered by a sage who is returning to his homeland. The book is in public domain and out of copyright in many countries. It's movie adaptations and audio books are also freely available. The subjects covered include 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.This is a must read on my list and I often recommend it as a gift for young people.

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

Good quality

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

This book is a piece of wisdom, will embrace your scars and questions of life with an ancestor love...

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 :'/