15/1/09

Gibran Kahlil Gibran 1883-1931 (Biography)


Gibran Kahlil Gibran 1883-1931Poet, philosopher, and artist, was born in the Lebanese countryside.His fame and influence spread far beyond his native Lebanon. He is mostly known as the author of the Prophet, and widely regarded as a man of the East who brought a much needed element of spirituality to the West. The millions of Arabic-speaking people familiar with his writings in that language consider him the genius of his age.His poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages.His drawings and paintings have been exhibited in the great capitals of the world.The Prophet and his other books of poetry, illustrated with his mystical drawings, are known and loved by innumerable people who find in them an expression of the deepest impulses of man's heart and mind.

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