The Prophet is an inspirational book of 28 lyrical prose essays on life, love, children, religion, work, and more, - written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf, and is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 40 different languages and has never been out of print. (Summary by Michele Fry, Soloist)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Ch.1 The Coming Of The Ship
08:43 - Chapter 2
Ch.2 Love
03:42 - Chapter 3
Ch.3 Marriage
01:50 - Chapter 4
Ch.4 Children
01:36 - Chapter 5
Ch.5 Giving
03:49 - Chapter 6
Ch.6 Eating and Drinking
02:13 - Chapter 7
Ch.7 Work
04:05 - Chapter 8
Ch.8 Joy and Sorrow
02:03 - Chapter 9
Ch.9 Houses
03:50 - Chapter 10
Ch.10 Clothes
01:33 - Chapter 11
Ch.11 Buying and Selling
02:02 - Chapter 12
Ch.12 Crime and Punishment
05:12 - Chapter 13
Ch.13 Laws
02:48 - Chapter 14
Ch.14 Freedom
03:03 - Chapter 15
Ch.15 Reason and Passion
02:34 - Chapter 16
Ch.16 Pain
01:32 - Chapter 17
Ch.17 Self-Knowledge
01:40 - Chapter 18
Ch.18 Teaching
01:38 - Chapter 19
Ch.19 Friendship
02:10 - Chapter 20
Ch.20 Talking
01:46 - Chapter 21
Ch.21 Time
01:44 - Chapter 22
Ch.22 Good and Evil
02:59 - Chapter 23
Ch.23 Prayer
02:37 - Chapter 24
Ch.24 Pleasure
03:44 - Chapter 25
Ch.25 Beauty
02:49 - Chapter 26
Ch.26 Religion
02:29 - Chapter 27
Ch.27 Death
02:17 - Chapter 28
Ch.28 The Farewell
14:49