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TheProphetrepresentstheacmeofKahlilGibran'sachievement.WritinginEnglish,GibranadoptedthetoneandcadenceofKingJamesI'sBible,fusinghispersonalisedChristianphilosophywithaspiritandorientalwisdomthatderivesfromtherichlymixedinfluencesofhisnativeLebanon.Hislanguagehasabreath-takingbeauty.Beforereturningtohisbirthplace,Almustafa,the'prophet',isaskedforguidancebythepeopleofOrphalese.Hiswords,redolentwithloveandunderstanding,callforuniversalunity,andaffirmGibran'scertaintyofthecorrelatednatureofallexistence,andofreincarnation.'TheProphet'hasneverlostitsimmediateappealandhasbecomeaubiquitoustouchstoneofspiritualliterature.