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Gibran, Kahlil or KhalilGibran, Kahlil or Khalil (kulēl' jibrän') [key], 1883–1931, Lebanese poet and novelist. He wrote in both English and Arabic. Gibran settled in New York City in 1912. Fusing elements of Eastern and Western mysticism, he achieved lasting fame with such aphoristic, poetic works as The Prophet (1923) and Jesus, the Son of Man (1928). See biographies by K. and J. Gibran (rev. ed. 1991), S. Bushrui and J. Jenkins (1999), and R. Waterfield (1999). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: Miscellaneous World Literature: Biographies |
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