An edition of The Prophet (1900)

Xian zhi

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An edition of The Prophet (1900)

Xian zhi

Di 1 ban

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  • 88 Have read

The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.

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Ha'erbin chu ban she
Language
Chinese
Pages
187

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Previews available in: Spanish Chinese French Italian English

Subjects

Poetry Classics Literature & Fiction Religion

People

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) Kahlil Gibran

Times

20th century Siglo XX

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Cover of: The Prophet
The Prophet
2019, Standard Ebooks
in English
Cover of: El profeta
El profeta
2012, Grupo Editorial Tomo
in Spanish - 1a. ed.
Cover of: El Profeta / The Prophet
El Profeta / The Prophet: Version Completa / Complete Version (Clasicos De Siempre / Fuentes De Inspiracion / Always Classics / Inspirational Fountains)
June 30, 2005, Longseller
Paperback in Spanish - Tra edition
Cover of: Xian zhi
Xian zhi
2004, Ha'erbin chu ban she
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: Le Prophète
Le Prophète
2003, EJL
in French
Cover of: Il profeta
Il profeta: edizione integrale con testo inglese a fronte
2000, Corbaccio
in Italian - 1a ed.
Cover of: Le prophète
Le prophète
1999, Guy Trédaniel
in French
Cover of: Prophet (Arkana)
Prophet (Arkana)
March 1998, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Il profeta
Il profeta: entrare nel segreto della vita
1993, Demetra
in Italian
Cover of: Le prophète
Le prophète
1992, Éditions de Mortagne
in French
Cover of: The Prophet (Arkana)
The Prophet (Arkana)
May 28, 1992, Arkana
in English
Cover of: [The prophet] El profeta
[The prophet] El profeta
1970, Editorial "Orion"
in Spanish

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Published in
Ha'erbin
Series
Xian zhi shuang yu jing dian, Xian zhi shuang yu jing dian

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811.52

The Physical Object

Pagination
iii, 187 pages
Number of pages
187

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28149044M
Internet Archive
xianzhi0000gibr
ISBN 10
780699212X
ISBN 13
9787806992128
OCLC/WorldCat
56189697

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL318900W

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Pace 1 Medium paced 100% Enjoyability 1 Engaging 100% Clarity 1 Clearly written 100% Difficulty 1 Intermediate 100% Genres 1 Philosophical 33% Memoir 33% Poetry 33% Impressions 1 Highly recommend 100% Features 1 Illustrations 25% Table of contents 25% Bibliography 25% Chapters 25% Purpose 1 Broaden perspective 25% Self-help 25% Inspiration 25% Entertainment 25%

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