Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" - An Insightful, Timeless Classic from the Borzoi Book Series

Dennis Barran: Perfect as a gift of appreciation to my nurse with connection to Khalil Gibran’s country

Canada on Aug 31, 2023

Mark Conlan: Always have

United States on Jul 20, 2023

A. Beck: Profound words of wisdom from a wise and humble man

Canada on Jul 09, 2023

Robin Reese: Good Read

United States on Apr 27, 2023

Gillian walker: I gave it as a Christmas present

United Kingdom on Jan 12, 2023

Joanne Marasigan: Been wanting to read this classic and truly didn’t disappoint. The message is timeless, profound and I honestly had to read it twice to appreciate the meaning and let it all sink in. Love the artwork as well.

Mexico on Oct 18, 2022

Brian L.: Just a classic, beautiful artwork wonderful Lebanese poetry

Canada on Jul 30, 2022

Kelly D: My mother used to give these as graduation gifts to her students. I tried to read it but was super confused as to why she loved it, assumed she was crazy, and put it away. I picked it up again a few years later and now I have read it countless times, my copy of the book is underlined to hell, and I myself have started giving them away as gifts.

I'm flabbergasted as to how this book is not read by everyone. It is essentially the story of a prophet who tells the townspeople his options on various matters like death, marriage, houses, law... And you might be thinking, who is this Kahlil Gibran to be giving his option. What's his religion? Where is he from? Is he a Communist or a Libertarian? It doesn't matter. Listen, NONE OF THAT MATTERS. What Gibran has done is taken himself out of the equation. He has somehow put aside his ego and tapped into the collective unconscious. He describes things that is somehow universal. He reaffirms what it means to be human. You don't need to know Gibran's political or religious affiliation because the book isn't about his options; they are about yours.

And holy crap is the language beautiful. It's prose but it reads like poetry. He...

United States on Jan 30, 2016

Joseph Kline PhD, MD, MBA: I was first introduced to Gibran's masterpiece when I was a young intelligence analyst serving in Vietnam in 1968. You may think what an odd place to meet The Prophet, but actually a combat zone may have been the perfect locale. Vietnam was an area where man's inhumanity to man begged for something that was beautifully expressed and was profoundly true, something that was man's greatest achievement in an area of his worst. This is just one example of the power of The Prophet.

The Prophet is a relatively short book that can be read in an afternoon, but its impact will endure for a lifetime. I have given copies to friends on the occasion of their weddings, and read it to every woman I ever loved. I have also recommended it to countless patients in my psychiatry practice. One would have to be dead inside not to be moved by the poetic beauty of Gibran's carefully chosen words on life, love, marriage, joy and sorrow, children and the like. It was truly inspired by God himself, so profound are its truths.

This edition is equally perfect. It is hardcover and contains Gibran's own unique drawings. The paper is heavy and softly feathered, giving it an expensive appearance...

United States on Aug 23, 2014

LPower Inkhorn NLP Trainer: A prophet has waited twelve years in a coastal town for the ship that will bear him back to his homeland, which he misses.

Why he is there, why he is waiting, how he knows what he knows, and who he is is a mystery. As he departs the townspeople gather to wish him well. A local seeress who knows him best asks him to share his wisdom so that it will endure for generations to come.

So, he reveals his wisdom on love, birth, marriage, children, pain, talking, pleasure, death any so much more.

It is a profound work, and here is his advice on marriage so you may judge for yourself:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be...

United States on Jan 17, 2006