Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, painter, and essayist, born in Bsharri in Mount Lebanon. His family emigrated to Boston in 1895, and he returned to Arabic and English writing throughout his life. He wrote in both languages, and his Arabic works, including The Broken Wings and The Madman, shaped the modern Arabic literary movement known as the Mahjar. His book The Prophet (1923), written in English, became one of the best-selling poetry books of the twentieth century. He died in New York in 1931.