Kahlil Gibran

Gibrans budskap kan sammanfattas som en lidelsefull tro på den allomfattande kärlekens helande kraft och på tillvarons enhet. Enligt den mystiska tradition som Gibran följde är nyckeln till allt kärleken; när man väl äger den befrias man från begär, ärelystnad, andligt högmod och blind åtlydnad av seder och bruk. Gibrans dikter citeras ofta vid barndop, bröllop och andra högtider. Denna inbundna utgåva innehåller 22 illustrationer av författaren själv och fotografier från hans levnad. Profeten har översatts till ett 40-tal språk sedan den gavs ut första gången 1921 i New York och har blivit en av världslitteraturens mest lästa och älskade böcker.

Profeten är en av vår tids mest citerade böcker. Vid snart varje dop och bröllop läser man högt ur Kahlil Gibrans mästerverk. Den är idag översatt till över 20 språk och har sedan den först publicerades 1923 ständigt funnits på listan över de mest sålda och älskade böckerna världen över. Här presenteras hans klassiska livsvisdom i en presentutgåva i det lilla formatet, utsökt inbunden i linneband. Dessutom i den sannolikt bästa översättningen som gjorts till svenska språket.

Thought-provoking collection of life-affirming parables and poems by the author of "The Prophet, many casting an ironic light on the beliefs, aspirations, and vanities of humankind. "How I Became a Madman," "The Two Hermits," "The Wise Dog," "The Good God and the Evil God," "Night and the Madman," many more. 3 exquisite illustrations by the author.

Each generation discovers anew the philosophical poetry and wisdom of the Prophet, as he addresses many aspects of our daily lives. For decades this has been one of America's bestselling books. An excellent gift for all ages.

A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robin Waterfield. First published in the 1920's, The Prophet is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century, and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's Prophet speaks of many things central to daily life: love, marriage, death, beauty, passion, eating, work and play. The spiritual message he imparts, of finding divinity through love, blends eastern mysticism, religious faith and philosophy with simple advice. The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspire people around the world today. This edition is illustrated with Gibran's famous visionary paintings. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a poet, philosopher and artist, who stands among the most important Arabic language authors of the early twentieth century. Born in Lebanon, he spent the last twenty years of his life in the United States, where for many years he was the leader of a Lebansese writing circle in New York. He is the author of numerous volumes, including The Garden of the Prophet, The Storm, The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart, The Vision, Reflections on the Way of the Soul, and Spirit Brides. If you enjoyed The Prophet, you might like Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'His work goes on from generation to generation'Daily Mail'To read it was to transcend ordinary levels of perception, to become aware ... of a more intense level of being'Independent

Reissued to mark the 75th anniversary of the first publication of THE PROPHET, this is a gift edition of Gibran's work. THE PROPHET speaks of love and marriage, joy and sorrow, reason and passion, beauty and death. Inspired largely by nature, it conveys the yearning for a Unity of Being that can only be achieved through love.

The Prophet represents the acme of Kahlil Gibran's achievement. Writing in English, Gibran adopted the tone and cadence of King James I's Bible, fusing his personalised Christian philosophy with a spirit and oriental wisdom that derives from the richly mixed influences of his native Lebanon. His language has a breath-taking beauty. Before returning to his birthplace, Almustafa, the 'prophet', is asked for guidance by the people of Orphalese. His words, redolent with love and understanding, call for universal unity, and affirm Gibran's certainty of the correlated nature of all existence, and of reincarnation. The Prophet has never lost its immediate appeal and has become a ubiquitous touchstone of spiritual literature.

Ur denna enkla och innerliga bok om hur Jesus uppfattades av sin samtid, stiger en mängd röster fram ur historien och bildar tillsammans ett flerstämmigt verk om den profet som skulle komma att skaka världen i sina grundvalar som ingen annan. Ingen klass och inget kön är här överrepresenterat; från de enkla, obildade till de sofistikerade i toppen av samhällspyramiden kommer de till tals, även de som har föga att säga om honom eller inte ville tro att han var Guds utvalde son. I en språkdräkt väl så skön som Höga Visan tar Gibran med oss tillbaka tvåtusen år i tiden, för att med ett unikt skönhetssinne och stor människokännedom påminna oss om Jesu liv och gärning här på jorden. Kahlil Gibran växte under sina första tolv år upp i en maronitiskt kristen by högst upp på Libanonbergets sluttning. Efter att Gibrans far skandaliserat familjen lämnade Kahlils mor tillsammans med sina barn byn och sin man och utvandrade till det begynnande nittonhundratalets pingstvänliga, kommersialistiska och kapitalistiska Boston, USA.

An inspirational, allegorical guide to living. 'The Prophet' is the most famous work of religious fiction in the twentieth century and had sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran has his protagonist, called Simply the prophet, deliver spiritual, yet practical homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love; marriage and children; work and play; possessions; beauty; truth; joy and sorrow; death and many more.

First published in the 1920s, this book attempts to provide the reader with a guide to living. Gibran lets his protagonist, called simply the prophet, deliver homilies on a variety of topics central to daily life: love marriage and children, work and play, possessions, beauty, truth, joy and sorrow and death.

Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies. The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet "Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one's ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man's philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth." With twelve full-page drawings by Gibran, this beautiful work makes an incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration.

A Book of Aphorisms