Kahlil Gibran
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Khalil Gibran, April 1913
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| Born | Jubran Khalil Jubran January 6, 1883 Bsharri, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Syria |
| Died | April 10, 1931 (aged 48) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, painter, writer, philosopher, theologian, visual artist |
| Nationality | Lebanese and American |
| Genre | Poetry, parable, short story |
| Literary movement | Mahjar, New York Pen League |
| Notable works | The Prophet, Broken Wings |
Kahlil Gibran (/dʒɪˈbrɑːn/; sometimes spelled Khalil; full Arabic name Gibran Khalil Gibran, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران / ALA-LC: Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān or Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān) (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League.
Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (north of modern-day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh). As a young man Gibran immigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again especially in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozi.
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