The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. The prophet, Almustafa, has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with 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 bible meets poetry. idk, some beautiful poems but that was about it. my favorite was what he said about children- i could underline every word he said. other then that, nothing remarkable. reminds me of the little prince - same energy.
Feb 9, 2023
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the bible meets poetry. idk, some beautiful poems but that was about it. my favorite was what he said about children- i could underline every word he said. other then that, nothing remarkable. reminds me of the little prince - same energy.