# The Prophet

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- Book: [The Prophet](https://www.bookquiver.com/kahlil-gibran/the-prophet) ([The Prophet.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kahlil-gibran/the-prophet.md))
- Authors: [Kahlil Gibran](https://www.bookquiver.com/kahlil-gibran)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4019-447-0
- Pages: 128
- Published: 2003-10-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An inspirational, allegorical guide to living. 'The Prophet' is the most famous work of religious fiction in the twentieth century and had sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran has his protagonist, called Simply the prophet, deliver spiritual, yet practical homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love; marriage and children; work and play; possessions; beauty; truth; joy and sorrow; death and many more.