Kahlil Gibran (Arabic: جبران خليل جبران ) 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.

( Kahlil Gibran ) ولد جبران خليل جبران في بلدة بشري . كان والده، خليل سعد جبران ، صاحب مزاج متغطرس، ولم يكن شخصاً محباً، كما يتذكر جبران. أما والدته ،كاملة رحمة، كانت من عائلة محترمة وذات خلفية دينية والتي تركت في شخصية جبران تأثيراً كبيراً . عندما بلغ الثانية عشرة ، هاجر مع أمه إلى الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وبدأت رحلته الرسمية في التعليم. يعرف عن جبران أنه كاتب ،إلا أنه أيضاً رسام بارع ،ويقال أنه رسم أكثر من 700 رسمة. المصدر: https://www.arageek.com/bio/khalil-gi... https://www.marefa.org/جبران_خليل_جبران