GIBRAN KHALIL GIBRAN
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), poet, philosopher, and artist, was born in
Lebanon, a land that has produced many prophets. The millions of Arabic-speaking
peoples 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 and
compared by Auguste Rodin to the work of William Blake. In the United States,
which he made his home during the last twenty years of his life, he began
to write in English.
Works originally written in Arabic:
1908: Spirits Rebellious.
1912: The Broken Wings.
1914: A Tear and A Smile.
1918: The Procession
Works originally written in English:
1918: The Madman.
1920: The Forerunner.
1923: The Prophet.
1926: Sand and Foam.
1928: Jesus, the Son of Man.
Posthumously:
1931: The Earth Gods.
1932: The Wanderer.
1933: The Garden of the Prophet.