The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Prophet
Book Review: A magical, beautiful, profound, inspirational classic
Summary: 5 Stars
At least 6 out of 5 stars! "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain", is my favourite quote from this classic book of magical mystical poetry and philosophy. There is insight and wisdom on every page. 25 years after someone first leant me a copy, it seems to have more relevance to life's fundamental challenges than ever.
Kahlil Gibran tells the story of Almastafa's departure from the city of Orphalese. As he leaves, the prophet (Almastafa) shares his thoughts on just about every aspect of the human experience. "Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding", "Work is love made visible", "And think not that you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course".
However "The Prophet" is much more than a few inspiring self-help quotes. More a case of some of the deepest Eastern wisdom, universally applicable to the human condition. Long may it continue to inspire countless numbers of people around the world.
Book Review: A masterpiece of life's wisdom
Summary: 4 Stars
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is a book that has touched many people very deeply since it's publishing in 1923. It has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American edition alone has sold more than four million copies. It is considered both by Gibran himself, and by the general public to be his literary masterpiece. The Story is about a prophet leaving a town, and as he leaves he imparts some of his knowledge to the towns people. Gibran himself was born in Lebanon in 1883. He was a poet, artist, and philosopher. His fame and influence has spread through the world, superceding linguistic and cultural barriers. His poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages, and his drawings and paintings have been distributed and showcased all around the world. In the last twenty years of his life he lived in the United States, and began to write in English. The book The Prophet was written during this time period. His words and pictures change the way that people look at life, and people find them to be an expression of the deepest impulses of man's heart and mind. The Prophet is about a man who is leaving a small town called Orphalese where he has made his home for the past twelve years. He has, for that time period, been waiting for a boat to take him back to the land of his youth. We are not told where that land is, only that he has been waiting to return there for twelve years. The entire book occurs on the date of his departure. As he is about to leave, the townsfolk stop him in the town and request that he tell them about certain things. He talks to them about life's lessons and imparts his wisdom to them. He is asked about giving, and he tells the people to give without recognition, because their reward is their own joy. He also talks about things like marriage, work, friendship and also love. He speaks about each, and more, describing the way that people should deal with each issue. This book is an interesting book. It is ninety-three pages of life's lessons set down in writing. These are words to live by, and tell others to live by. This book is certainly a book that everyone should read. Even if people don't agree with some of the beliefs, they should still read the book, if only to get their mind thinking about life, and it's many quandaries from a different perspective. This book is not unlike the musings of an aging man imparting his life's lessons to an audience of just about anyone whom he can gather to listen to him. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's lessons and stories are wise beyond the ages, and still hold up to be as true today as they were when Gibran wrote them in 1923. The lessons enumerated within this pages are lessons that one would hope were followed by the general population, and I know that if more people read this book, then the world as a whole might become a more easily survivable place.Book Review: A memorable master piece !
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Prophet" is a supreme literary achievement that has impacted millions of people around the globe. The Prophet has been translated into many languages and has sold millions of copies. Gibran's chef-d'oeuvre will provide the reader with an ecstatic, refined, and transcending literary experience !!!Book Review: A must for teenagers of all ages
Summary: 5 Stars
Tolerance, love, beauty, thought, spirituality, emotional intelligence, warmth, patience. Need I say more?Book Review: A must-have for any bookshelf
Summary: 5 Stars
Not to be bossy, but EVERYONE should own a copy of Gibran's "The Prophet." Divided up into sections, ranging from "Joy and Sorrow" to "Death" to "Love" to "Crime and Punishment", this book is a one-stop-shop for all that we encounter on this journey we call life. Although it may take reading it a time or two to digest and truly understand Gibran's words, the message that he delivers resonates and strikes a cord with every single person with which I have shared this masterpiece.