Kahlil Gibran (Arabic: 噩亘乇丕賳 禺賱賷賱 噩亘乇丕賳) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. 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 Lao-Tzu.
With Kahlil Gibran sometimes I don't know if I'm too stupid to understand his writing or his being a woke dude who doesn't make sense. But the parts which do make sense to, they hit me in the feels.
Even though this is by no means the best o Gubran s oeuvre ,this book appeals to me.As usual,his ability to intermingle philosophy with literature,pain with wisdom,and experience with art is beyond description.It seems my thrist for Gubran s writings will never be quenched...Appearantly,we will have another meeting,dearest Gubran.This wasnt the first,and it will never be the last!!