Book Introduction: The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It tells the story of a prophet named Al Mustafa, who lived in the city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:32 – The Coming of the Ship
08:32 – On Love
11:53 – On Marriage
13:16 – On Children
14:38 – On Giving
18:13 – On Eating and Drinking
20:08 – On Work
24:02 – On Joy and Sorrow
25:42 – On Houses
29:08 – On Clothes
30:22 – On Buying and Selling
32:04 – On Crime and Punishment
37:06 – On Laws
39:31 – On Freedom
42:17 – On Reason and Passion
44:31 – On Pain
45:39 – On Self-Knowledge
47:00 – On Teaching
48:14 – On Friendship
50:00 – On Talking
51:26 – On Time
52:50 – On Good and Evil
55:40 – On Prayer
58:01 – On Pleasure
01:01:35 – On Beauty
01:04:22 – On Religion
01:06:44 – On Death
01:08:29 – The Farewell
Credits:
Text – Kahlil Gibran
Audio Narration – Adam Hanin
Visual Photography and Editing – Brian Dehler
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