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Deep Or Nonsensical? | The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran) BOOK REVIEW


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It's a fine line between conveying deep insights vs being overly mystical.


'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran is a quick read that maybe shouldn't be quick. It has a simple plot setup of a prophet answering questions to townsfolk he is about to leave and never see again. They ask him to speak on 26 topics and he delivers a short poetic response in reply. At times it does seem to hold a deeper wisdom but some of them seemed overly complicated and obtuse.


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