The Prophet

First published in the 1920s this book attempts to provide the reader with aninspirational allegorical guide to living. Gibran has his protagonist calledsimply ... » 

First published in the 1920s this book attempts to provide the reader with aninspirational allegorical guide to living. Gibran has his protagonist calledsimply the prophet deliver spiritual yet practical homilies on a widevariety of topics central to daily life love marriage and children work andplay possessions beauty truth joy and sorrow and death. «