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The Prophet
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OverviewAI-generated
The Prophet is a work by Kahlil Gibran, categorized under subjects including Poetry, Classics, Literature & Fiction, and Religion. It has been published in 569 editions. The first publication date is listed as 1900, while another record indicates a publication date of 1923-01-01.
The work is referenced by 96 other encyclopedia articles. A separate audio recording from 2023 titled "390: Was the UNABOMBER a Trans PROPHET?! 'RIP Uncle Ted' w. Pete Quinones" exists in the Internet Archive, though it is distinct from Gibran's literary work.
Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Internet Archive, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Cover artist
- Kahlil Gibran
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Life and the human condition
- Genre
- Prose poetry
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Publication place
- United States
- Media type
- Book
- Followed by
- The Garden of the Prophet
- Text
- The Prophet at Wikisource
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Genre
- prose poetry
- Country of origin
- United States
- Depicts
- Kahlil Gibran
- Image
- The Prophet (Gibran).jpg
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- publication date
- 1923-01-01
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- The Prophet
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- The Prophet (book)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best-known work. The Kahlil Gibran Collective says that The Prophet has been translated into over 100 languages, and is one of the best selling books of all time. It has never been out of print.
Synopsis
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Prophet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.