Please, consider this image only as a reference, it will not always be the exact cover used in the edition of the published book. The prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all. In his early teens, the artistry of gibran s drawings caught the eye of his teachers and he was introduced to the avantgarde boston artist, photographer, and publisher fred holland day, who encouraged and supported gibran in his creative endeavors. Khalil gibran the prophet the coming of the ship almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth. Kahlil gibran books list of books by author kahlil gibran. 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 first edition of the novel was published in 1923, and was written by kahlil gibran. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Kahlil gibran 1883 1931 was a lebaneseamerican artist, poet, and writer. Kahlil gibran was born in 1883 in lebanon and died in new york in 1931. Born in lebanon, as a young man gibran emigrated to the united states with his family.