The Prophet, by Khalil Gibran

I went to Beirut, Lebanon, on a business trip and one of my colleagues, a Lebanese woman, told me that I had to read The Prophet if i wanted to learn about Lebanese culture. I borrowed the book from the library and read it. I liked the poetry and wisdom of short essays, and found a lot in common with the author's philosophy.

In Lebanon I traveled to one of the oldest cities - Byblos. There, in historical quarter, at a tiny bookstore I bought The Prophet...