#9 in Poetry
The Prophet
- 116
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
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About the book
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.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 429 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Poetry average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 59 | 14% |
| Google Books | 10.0 | 8 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 362 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Prophet?
It has 116 pages — shorter than 71% of the ranked books in Poetry.
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