{"product_id":"the-prophet-kahlil-gibran-penguin-classics-hardcover-9780143133582","title":"The Prophet Kahlil Gibran Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy all-time favorite collection of poems . . . [Gibran's] poetry always roots me in my humanity. --Rupi Kaur, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMilk and Honey, The Sun and Her Flowers,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning new hardcover edition--with a full linen case, copper stamping, turquoise gilded edges, and colored endpapers--of one of the world's most beloved and popular spiritual classics, featuring a new foreword by Rupi Kaur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classics Hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most famous work of spiritual fiction of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e is rooted in Kahlil Gibran's own experience as an immigrant and provides inspiration to anyone feeling adrift in a world in flux. As a prophet named Almustafa is about to board a ship to travel back to his homeland after twelve years in exile, he is stopped by a group of people who ask him to share his wisdom before he leaves. In twenty-eight poetic essays, he does so, offering profound and timeless \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book cracked my heart wide open. And I think it’s going to do the same to yours. . . . I’ve read \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e more times than I can count. I’ve owned and given away dozens of copies. I have one packed permanently in my travel bag. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet,\u003c\/i\u003e and the man behind it, freed the poet in me. . . . Almost a hundred years later, it still feels as fresh and as relevant as ever. Why have I read it dozens of times? Because it doesn’t feel like reading. It feels like listening to my favorite song. . . . [Kahlil Gibran] is the conductor, the words are his orchestra, and he makes them dance off the page and land softly in your belly. . . . This book is not just for poetry lovers. It is for anyone wondering what this thing we call life is about. [It is] an anchor, a lifeline, and a friend.” —\u003cb\u003eRupi Kaur, from the Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one’s ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes. . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man’s philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Exquisite . . . simply a masterpiece.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Like most wisdom, most of what [Kahlil Gibran] has to tell is ancient, the possession of all men who have thought much and hard about fundamental things. . . . But on it all there is also the imprint of a rich and unusual personality. . . . Gibran offers no short-cuts to happiness, no easily mastered formulae for successful living. Essentially, he bids you look closely into your own heart and mind.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864193478999,"sku":"9780143133582","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780143133582.jpg?v=1722270834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-prophet-kahlil-gibran-penguin-classics-hardcover-9780143133582","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}