The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (1971)

Poetic reflections on life's enduring human questions

Vintage Good Condition - Jacket rubbed/faded, edges creased and torn/chipped, corners/spine ends worn. Pages well kept and clean. Reprinted 1971.

As the prophet Almustafa prepares to leave the city of Orphalese after twelve years, its people gather to ask him about the concerns that shape their lives. His answers move through love, marriage, children, work, freedom, friendship, joy, sorrow and death, finding connections between experiences that often seem opposed. Written as a sequence of lyrical prose addresses, the book combines the intimacy of conversation with the cadence of spiritual meditation. Gibran's images invite contemplation rather than offering a rigid set of rules, encouraging readers to consider how individual life belongs within a larger whole. This enduring work can be read continuously or returned to passage by passage as its themes take on new personal meanings.