Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931), 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.

Counts for Lebanon.

Da ich "Der Prophet" sehr gut fand, bin ich schon gespannt.

Touching, but there is not a lot going on in this book. He describes very well his loss (although I failed to unfderstand why she had to marry the nephew).

I hope the next reader will like it better.

Liebe Finderin, lieber Finder,

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