The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran - Classic Poetry & Philosophy - Sprayed Edge Hardback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Hardback (Sprayed Edge Edition). ISBN: 9789363122383. Publisher: Wilco Publishing. Age Range: Adult / Young Adult (14+). Overview. This premium sprayed-edge hardback edition of The Prophet presents Kahlil Gibran's enduring collection of poetic essays in a beautifully finished format built to last. First published in 1923, Gibran's masterpiece has been treasured by generations of readers for its meditations on love, freedom, marriage, and the passing of time. This Wilco Publishing edition combines that timeless text with a decorative sprayed page edge and sturdy binding, making it as much a keepsake as it is a book to read and re-read.. About the Book. The Prophet follows Almustafa, a wise exile who has lived twelve years in the city of Orphalese, as he prepares to board the ship that will carry him home. Before he departs, the people of the city gather around him, asking him to share his wisdom on the subjects that shape a human life: love, marriage, children, work, joy and sorrow, freedom, reason, pain, self-knowledge, friendship, and death, among others. Gibran answers each question in short, lyrical passages that read like prose poems — spare in language but rich in meaning. Structured almost like parables, these twenty-eight chapters have been quoted at weddings, funerals, graduations, and quiet moments of reflection for a century, and the book has been translated into more than twenty languages worldwide. This sprayed-edge hardback edition preserves Gibran's original text in full, giving readers the complete, unabridged experience of one of the most widely read works of the twentieth century. The tactile, decorative page edges and durable hardback casing make it particularly well suited to gifting, display, or building a personal classics library, while the compact chapter structure means it can be read in a single sitting or savoured slowly, one meditation at a time.. Complete, unabridged text of Gibran's classic 1923 work. Dec