Philosophy

The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran

A prophet about to sail home is asked by the people of the city to speak of love, marriage, children, work, joy and sorrow, and he answers each in turn. Published in 1923, it has never been out of print. It is short, and best read one chapter at a time.

The librarian

Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain text

Reading time

About 50 minutes

Where to find it

On the Philosophy shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #58585. In the public domain in the United States.