The Prophet (book)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Kahlil Gibran |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kahlil Gibran |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Life and the human condition |
| Genre | Prose poetry |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1923 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 107 |
| OCLC | 1744006 |
| 811.19 | |
| Followed by | The Garden of the Prophet |
| Text | The Prophet at Wikisource |
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work. The Kahlil Gibran Collective says that The Prophet has been translated into over 100 languages, and is one of the best selling books of all time. It has never been out of print.