write down the profile of kahlil girban
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The life and journey of Kahlil Gibran can be regarded no less than a fictional masterpiece. Mentioned above is one of his own quotes that held true to his life. This man created for himself a name and place in the history of art and literature in spite of living in adverse circumstances and many hardships. His was a journey from rags to riches. Apart from being a renowned 20th century Lebanese-American artist, essayist, novelist, philosopher and theologian, he was also the third most popular poet of all times after Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. He is mainly known in the English literary world for his 1923 book, “The Prophet”. It is a collection of philosophical essays in poetic English prose and a best-seller that has been translated to more than twenty different foreign languages.
Kahlil went on to become the most popular among the ‘Mahjar poets’ (immigrant Arabic writers). However, he was also regarded as a literary and political rebel in the Arab world as his style of writing, especially prose poetry, distinguished itself from the old classical school. No wonder, that even to this day he is considered a literary hero in Lebanon.
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Khalil Gibran was born on January 6, 1883, to a Maronite Christian family in Bsharri, Lebanon. A quiet, sensitive young boy, he displayed an early artistic aptitude and a love for nature that became evident in later works.