Khalil Gibran
Wrote The Prophet
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese-American writer and artist, best known for *The Prophet* (1923), a collection of poetic essays on love, work, freedom, and other aspects of human life.
The book became one of the bestselling works of the twentieth century, quoted at weddings and funerals alike.
His style blends mysticism with accessible wisdom: She gave me a copy of Gibran when I graduated.
- The ProphetOne receiving divine revelation
- bookBound written work
- penInk-filled writing tool
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
broken wings · existentialism · prose · love · eternal love · soul mates · New York City · portraiture · self-discovery · mysticism · romanticism · aphorism · wise sayings · transcendence · spirituality · charcoal sketches · introspection · metaphor
Khalil GibranFriedrich Nietzsche
Charles Bukowski · Marquis de Sade · Samuel Beckett · Albert Camus · Ayn Rand
Khalil GibranErnest Hemingway
Mark Twain · Bertrand Russell · Jean-Paul Sartre · George Orwell · Voltaire
Khalil GibranLeo Tolstoy
Charles Dickens · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Victor Hugo · Stephen King · Tom Clancy