1. KAHLIL GIBRAN
Poet, Painter, Novelist,
Essayist and Philosopher
Becharre, Lebanon (1883) - N.Y. (1931)
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2. At the age of 11,he with his family
Migrated to the United states in
search of new opportunities
His fame and influence spreads
throughout the world.
His reflections and poetry have been
translated into over twenty languages and
his drawings and paintings have been
exhibited in major world capitals.
3. Gibran was an accomplished artisit.
He has attended art school in Paris from
1908 to 1910, pursuing a symbolist and
romantic style over then up-and-coming
realism.
His more than 700 images include
portraits of his friends WB Yeats, Carl
Jung and August Rodin.
A possible Gibran painting was the
subject of a June 2012 episode of the
PBS TV series History Detectives
4. Works
NuAra'is al-Muruj
al-Arwah al-Mutamarrida
al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira
Dam'a wa Ibtisama al-Mawakib
al-‘Awāsif
al-Bada'i' waal-Tara'if
The Madman
Twenty Drawings
The Forerunner
The Prophet
Sand and Foam
Kingdom of the Imagination
Jesus, The Son of Man
6. It is said that on one occasion,
a woman carrying a child in his arms, he said:
"Master, tell us about the children" and he replied:
7. "They can
house their bodies
but not their souls,
for their souls dwell
in the house of tomorrow,
that even in dreams
visit will be given. "
8. " God made Truth with
many doors to welcome
every believer who knocks
on them.. "
9. Honors
Lebanese Ministry of Post and
Telecommunications published a stamp
in his honor in 1971.
Gibran Museum in Bsharri, Lebanon
Gibran Khalil Gibran Garden, Beirut,
Lebanon
Gibran Khalil Gibran collectin,
Soumaya Museum, Mexico.
Kahlil Gibran Street, Ville Saint-
Laurent, Quebec, Canada inaugurated on
27 Sept. 2008 on occasion of the 125th
anniversary of his birth.
Kahlil gibran
museum
10. Death and legacy
Gibran died in New York City on April
10, 1931: the cause was determined to be
cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis.
Before his death, Gibran expressed the
wish that he be buried in Lebanon. This
wish was fulfilled in 1932.
The words written next to Gibran's
grave are "a word I want to see written
on my grave: I am alive like you, and I
am standing beside you. Close your eyes
and look around, you will see me in front
of you ...."