In a distant, timeless place, a mysterious prophet walks the sands. At the moment of his departure, he wishes to offer the people gifts but possesses nothing. The people gather round, each asks a question of the heart, and the man's wisdom is his gift. It is Gibran's gift to us, as well, for Gibran's prophet is rivaled in his wisdom only by the founders of the world's great religions. On the most basic topics--marriage, children, friendship, work, pleasure--his words have a power and lucidity that in another era would surely have provoked the description "divinely inspired." Free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics, consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a 20th-century supplement to all sacred traditions--as millions of other readers already have. --Brian Bruya

Book Description
1 cassette / 90 minutes
Unabridged

The Prophet is Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, his most celebrated statement about the truths of the human experience.

Gibran considered The Prophet to be his greatest achievement. First published in 1923, The Prophet has been translated into more than twenty languages, and has become one of the beloved classics of our time. Cherished by millions, the universally inspiring words of The Prophet are here magnificently read aloud.


The Kahlil Gibran Companion is also available from Random House AudioBooks.

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1 cassette / 90 minutes
Unabridged

The Prophet is Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, his most celebrated statement about the truths of the human experience.

Gibran considered The Prophet to be his greatest achievement.  First published in 1923, The Prophet has been translated into more than twenty languages, and has become one of the beloved classics of our time.  Cherished by millions, the universally inspiring words of The Prophet are here magnificently read aloud.


The Kahlil Gibran Companion is also available from Random House AudioBooks.

About the Author
Kahlil Gibran, poet, philosopher, and artist was born in Lebanon, in 1883, and received his primary education in Beruit before emigrating with his parents to Boston in 1895.  In 1989 he returned to Lebanon to continue his studies in Arabic before returning to Boston in 1903, around which time he met Mart Haskell, who would become his lifelong benefactor.  In 1912, he settled in New York City and devoted himself to writing (both in Arabic and English) and to painting.  Gibran died in 1931.

About the Reader
Paul Sparer's film credits include City Hall, The House on Carroll Street, and King of the Gypsies.  He has also appeared on Broadway in Shadowlands, in the revivals of Medea and After the Rain, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Ross.

ANNOTATION

A brilliant man's philosophy on love, marriage, joy and sorrow, time, friendship and much more.

FROM THE PUBLISHER