Gibran Khalil Gibran (born
1883-
01-06 in
Bsharri[?],
Lebanon, died
1931-
04-10 in
New York City) was a Lebanese poet and artist. He emigrated to
Boston,
USA in
1895 with his mother, sisters and half-brother. The spelling "Kahlil Gibran" is the result of an error when he first entered school in Boston. He studied art in Boston and
French and
Arabic in Lebanon.
- Ara'is al-Muruj (Nymphs of the Valley, 1906)
- al-Arwah al-Mutamclrrida (Spirits Rebellious (http://leb.net/gibran/works/spirits/spiritsr.html), 1908)
- al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira (Broken Wings (http://leb.net/gibran/works/BrokenW/broken.html), 1912)
- Dam'a wa Ibtisama (A Tear and A Smile (http://leb.net/gibran/works/tear/tearandsmile.html), 1914)
- The Madman (http://leb.net/gibran/works/madman/madman.html) (1918)
- al-Mawakib (The Processions, 1919)
- al-'AuasiJ (The Tempests, 1920)
- The Forerunner (1920)
- al-Bada'i' waal-Tara'if (The New and the Marvellous ,1923)
- The Prophet (http://leb.net/gibran/works/prophet/prophet.html), 1923 - his best known work
- Sand and Foam (http://leb.net/gibran/works/sand/sand.html) (1926)
- Jesus, The Son of Man (http://leb.net/gibran/works/jesus/jesus.html) (1928)
- The Earth Gods (http://leb.net/gibran/works/earth/earthg1.html) (1929)
- The Wanderer (http://leb.net/gibran/works/wanderer/wander.html) (1932)
- The Garden of The Prophet (http://leb.net/gibran/works/garden/garden.html) (1933)