The Prophet

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 Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic treasure that explores life''s profound questions through the words of Al Mustafa, a prophet preparing to depart a foreign city.