Classics
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The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran's 1923 book of prose poems. As Almustafa waits for the ship that will take him home, the people of the city ask him about love, work, joy and sorrow, children, freedom and death, and he answers in short, lyrical sermons.

Chapters
28
Narration
68 minutes
Original language
English
Translation
Original English (1923)

Chapters

  1. 1The Coming of the Ship6 min
  2. 2On Love3 min
  3. 3On Marriage1 min
  4. 4On Children1 min
  5. 5On Giving3 min
  6. 6On Eating and Drinking2 min
  7. 7On Work3 min
  8. 8On Joy and Sorrow1 min
  9. 9On Houses3 min
  10. 10On Clothes1 min
  11. 11On Buying and Selling1 min
  12. 12On Crime and Punishment4 min
  13. 13On Laws2 min
  14. 14On Freedom2 min
  15. 15On Reason and Passion2 min
  16. 16On Pain1 min
  17. 17On Self-Knowledge1 min
  18. 18On Teaching1 min
  19. 19On Friendship1 min
  20. 20On Talking1 min
  21. 21On Time1 min
  22. 22On Good and Evil2 min
  23. 23On Prayer2 min
  24. 24On Pleasure3 min
  25. 25On Beauty2 min
  26. 26On Religion2 min
  27. 27On Death1 min
  28. 28The Farewell12 min

The Prophet is in the public domain. This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice, from the complete text, with nothing abridged. The text follows the narration word by word while you listen.