The Prophet (Penguin audiobooks)
First published in the 1920s, this book attempts to provide the reader with a guide to living. Gibran lets his protagonist, called simply the prophet, deliver homilies on a variety of topics central to daily life: love marriage and children, work and play, possessions, beauty, truth, joy and sorrow and death.
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Poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was born in Lebanon.The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar with his writings in that language consider him the genius of his age and he was a man whose fame and influence spread far beyond the country of his birth. His poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages and his drawings and paintings have been exhibited in the great capitals of the world and compared by Auguste Rodin to the work of William Blake. The Prophet and Gibran's other books of poetry, illustrated with his mystical drawings, are known and loved by readers all over the world, who find in them an expression of the deepest impulses of man's heart and mind.
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Poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran was born near Mount Lebanon. He is considered a genius of his age and his influence has spread far beyond the East. He died in New York in 1931.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0140860576
- ISBN 13 9780140860573
- BindingAudio Cassette
- Number of pages2
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Book Description Condition: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Audio book. Seller Inventory # mon0020553959
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