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Long poème en prose écrit en anglais par un auteur libanais, Le Prophète est un chef-d’œuvre dont le succès ne s’est jamais démenti depuis sa parution en 1923. Personnage imaginaire, ce prophète livre sa doctrine spirituelle, sous forme de maximes et d'allégories, en répondant aux aspirations profondes de l’homme : connaissance de soi, croyance, distinction du bien et du mal, mais aussi amitié, mariage, plaisir… Entre questions métaphysiques et hymne à la beauté, le texte garde tout son mystère et sa puissance de suggestion. Comme l’écrit le poète syrien Adonis, Gibran a voulu "faire éclore dans l’homme tout ce qui le dépasse et tout ce qui est plus grand que lui : l’amour, la joie, la révolte, la liberté". Un message de sagesse que seule la poésie, dans sa fulgurance, peut faire éclore.
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Bekijk Alles
The Prophet is a well-loved classic of poetic essays. Each chapter discusses a different topic such as love, marriage, children, and joy. However, this style of writing did not appeal to me. While I enjoyed some parts of the book, the discussions were often too high-level and resembled a self-help book. The concepts presented were often obvious, and the only thing that kept me reading was learning about the life of Khalil Gibran, which I researched online. For instance, one chapter on Clothes suggests that we should wear clothes that reflect our true selves, which sounds superficial and self-help oriented. However, after researching Gibran's life, I found that he enjoyed going out in the rain naked as a child, making this concept more profound and personal to his experience. Although I found the research aspect interesting, I cannot say that it entirely validated my enjoyment of the book. I may consider reading other books by the author, but only if they are stories rather than essays.