Kahlil Gibran & Kahlil Gibran 
The Prophet 

A prophet has is about to board a ship home after 12 years in exile, when he is stopped by a group of people. His teachings to them, discussing love, marriage, crime, freedom and law among many other aspects of everyday life, form the 26 poetic essays of Gibran’s work. The work has been a bestseller since its first publication.