The Prophet. Kahlil Gibran. With 12 Illustrations by the Author
- ISBN-10
- 3946571921
- ISBN-13
- 9783946571926
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-09-12
- Publisher
- BoD – Books on Demand
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
Description
Das Meisterwerk von Kahlil Gibran im englischen Original mit 12 Illustrationen des Autors. Kahlil Gibrans message is full of light, cogency and hope, his parables speak the language of love and truth The book of Kahlil Gibran is a phenomenon. Generation by generation has discovered it for themselves to find what they want to be. It is full of poetry and of an universal truth that reaches people of all ages and all religions. The Prophet Almustafa speaks in 26 speeches to the people of Orphalese. He speaks of love, marriage, children, of giving and receiving, of joy and sorrow, crime and punishment, pain, self-knowledge, friendship, good and evil, beauty, religion and death. "Such books and such men are our surety that humanity, despite the fearful dissipation of its incalculable energies and resources, is not yet bankrupt." (Mikhail Naimy)
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