"A masterpiece." - Independent. Originally published in 1923, this perennial bestseller is nothing less than a book about the human condition. Twenty-six fables, beautifully rendered in prose poetry, express timeless wisdom on the subjects of love, marriage, faith, birth, friendship, loss, sorrow, and the joys of daily life. Generations of readers have drawn meaning and hope from its inspired message of our shared humanity. AUTHOR: The Lebanese-American artist, poet, and author Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) combined beauty and spirituality in philosophy, and his writings remain a staple of wedding and graduation rituals. His first and best-known work, The Prophet, achieved a lasting popularity in the 1960s as a countercultural guide; available in 40 languages, it has never gone out of print.