And the Prophet Said: Kahlil Gibran's Classic Text with Newly Discovered Writings

by Kahlil Gibran, Dalton Hilu Einhorn (Editor), Daniel Ladinsky (Foreword by)

Overview

Newly discovered writings from the author of the classic bestseller, The Prophet 

And the Prophet Said is a new complete gift edition of Gibran's classic text with over 150 newly discovered poems, aphorisms, and epigrams.

Originally published in 1923 by Knopf, The Prophet is a teaching fable that has been cherished by millions for nearly 100 years. It is a book of wisdom that to live, provides guidance for readers on how to live a life imbued with meaning and purpose. He explores all of life's important issues—including love, marriage, the human condition, friendship, prayer, beauty, death, and much more.

What makes this edition of The Prophet especially exciting is the inclusion of newly discovered Gibran material. In 2017, Dalton Hilu Einhorn gained access to the Gibran/Haskell archives at the University of North Carolina. Buried among this treasure trove of papers, he discovered over 150 of Kahlil Gibran poems, aphorisms, and sayings that had never been published.

Here is classic Gibran wisdom and inspiration that leads readers to contemplate love, beauty, mortality, and meaning. The words have an immediacy and depth that will appeal to the millions who have read The Prophet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642970166
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	04/01/2020
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was writer, poet, and Lebanese nationalist and visual artist. His teaching fable, The Prophet, remains one of the bestselling inspirational works of all time.

Dalton Hilu Einhorn is the son of Virginia Hilu, who edited, Beloved Prophet, a groundbreaking book about Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell based on their letters and her diaries at the University of North Carolina.  In 2017, he gained access to the Gibran/Haskell archives at UNC, discovering over 150 Gibran pieces never before published. He lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii

Introduction xvii

Part 1 The Prophet

The Coming of the Ship 3

On Love 10

On Marriage 14

On Children 16

On Giving 18

On Eating and Drinking 22

On Work 24

On Joy and Sorrow 27

On Houses 29

On Clothes 32

On Buying and Selling 33

On Crime and Punishment 36

On Laws 40

On Freedom 42

On Reason and Passion 44

On Pain 46

On Self-Knowledge 48

On Teaching 49

On Friendship 50

On Talking 52

On Time 54

On Good and Evil 55

On Prayer 57

On Pleasure 60

On Beauty 63

On Religion 65

On Death 67

The Farewell 70

Part 2 Poems

We Came as a Mist 85

Fragments 86

Untitled 88

Untitled 89

Untitled 91

The Other Person 93

The Sacred Vine 94

Silence 95

The Bride of My Dreams 100

Let Me Be with Love 102

Nightmare 103

The Beauty of Death 105

Be Still My Heart 109

The Deeper Pain 119

The Sufist 120

The Egotist 121

Part 3 Sayings and Aphorisms 123

Part 4 Draft Passages from The Earth Gods 141

Editorial Reviews

"…a captivating centennial edition Gibran’s The Prophet packed with newly discovered material, including 150 of Gibran’s never before published prose poems, aphorisms, and passages from The Earth Gods not included in any other edition."
—Publishers Weekly
 
"Mystic and Maronite Christian Gibran (1883–1931) is best remembered for The Prophet, first published in 1923. The book's proverbial qualities, delivered in simple prose straddling meditation and poetry, document a stranger responding to life's questions while visiting an island. This new edition of this classic text, edited by Einhorn (Beloved Prophet), adds to the original by including illustrations by Gibran himself as well as previously unpublished poems and adages discovered in archives at the University of North Carolina. In addition, the rich foreword by poet Daniel Ladinsky along with the introduction by Einhorn flesh out the relationship between Gibran and his benefactor, Mary Haskell, and provide context for various unpublished writings. Einhorn shares his personal connection to this material as well: it was his late mother who began editing these newfound treasures. Here, Einhorn seeks to draw closer to his mother through the work that sustained her until her death. VERDICT A rich collection for all interested in the work and ongoing legacy of Gibran."
—Sandra Collins, Byzantine Catholic Seminary Lib., Pittsburgh
 
"A rich collection for all interested in the work and ongoing legacy of Gibran."
—Library Journal

From the Publisher

Mystic and Maronite Christian Gibran (1883–1931) is best remembered for The Prophet, first published in 1923. The book's proverbial qualities, delivered in simple prose straddling meditation and poetry, document a stranger responding to life's questions while visiting an island. This new edition of this classic text, edited by Einhorn (Beloved Prophet), adds to the original by including illustrations by Gibran himself as well as previously unpublished poems and adages discovered in archives at the University of North Carolina. In addition, the rich foreword by poet Daniel Ladinsky along with the introduction by Einhorn flesh out the relationship between Gibran and his benefactor, Mary Haskell, and provide context for various unpublished writings. Einhorn shares his personal connection to this material as well: it was his late mother who began editing these newfound treasures. Here, Einhorn seeks to draw closer to his mother through the work that sustained her until her death. VERDICT A rich collection for all interested in the work and ongoing legacy of Gibran.

Sandra Collins