"My all-time favorite collection of poems . . . [Gibran's] poetry always roots me in my
humanity." --Rupi Kaur #1 New York Times bestselling author of Milk and Honey and The Sun and
Her Flowers A stunning new hardcover edition--with a full linen case copper stamping
turquoise gilded edges and colored endpapers--of one of the world's most beloved and popular
spiritual classics featuring a new foreword by Rupi Kaur The most famous work of spiritual
fiction of the twentieth century The Prophet is rooted in Kahlil Gibran's own experience as an
immigrant and provides inspiration to anyone feeling adrift in a world in flux. As a prophet
named Almustafa is about to board a ship to travel back to his homeland after twelve years in
exile he is stopped by a group of people who ask him to share his wisdom before he leaves. In
twenty-eight poetic essays he does so offering profound and timeless insights on many aspects
of life including love pain friendship family beauty religion joy sorrow and death.
An immediate success when first published in 1923 The Prophet is a modern classic having been
translated into more than forty languages and sold more than ten million copies in the United
States alone. The message it imparts of finding divinity through love made it the bible of
1960s culture and continues to touch hearts and minds across generations and national borders.
This edition is illustrated with twelve of Gibran's famous visionary paintings and features a
foreword by Rupi Kaur. In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of
pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
