Kahlil Gibran the Collection Vol. 1 (5 Books) Spirits Rebellious, the Broken Wings, a Tear and a Smile, the Madman,...

ISBN-10
1979260095
ISBN-13
9781979260091
Pages
180
Language
English
Published
2017-10-29
Author
Kahlil Gibran

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Kahlil GibranTHE COLLECTIONVOL. 1 - 5 BOOKSSpirits Rebellious (1903)The Broken Wings (1912)A Tear and a Smile (1914)The Madman (1918)The Forerunner (1920)Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese writer, poet, and visual artist.Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (north of modern day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh). As a young man Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. 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.

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