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Kahlil Gibran
Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. He was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one of the best-selling books of all time, having been translated into m…
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culture · Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer (1883–1931) · writer · poet · painter · philosopher · short story writer · visual artist · also Kahlil Gibran, Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, Jubrān, Jubrān Khalīl, Jubran, Jubran Khalil, K. Gibran, Gibran Khalil Gibran
Born 6 January 1883 · Died 10 April 1931 · Q47737
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2026· 4 entries
YourStory: 8 Kahlil Gibran quotes on the human experience and pain
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“As a poor but proud immigrant amongst Boston”
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Yahoo: 75 Inspiring Kahlil Gibran Quotes for Healing and Reflection
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2018· 1 entry
Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan devoted their musical Broken Wings to Kahlil Gibran's novel of the same name
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2017· 1 entry
The Atlantic: Kahlil Gibran’s ‘On Pain’ Explains the Necessity of Heartbreak
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2016· 1 entry
Gibran's fable "On Death" from The Prophet was composed in Hebrew by Gilad Hochman to the unique setting of soprano, theorbo and percussion, and it premiered in France under the title River of Silence
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2015· 2 entries
The New Yorker: An Awkward Adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet”
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IndieWire: Watch: Salma Hayek’s Passion Project ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Gets Stunning New Trailer
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2014· 1 entry
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’: Toronto Review
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2013· 1 entry
PBS: Kahlil Gibran’s Legacy
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2012· 1 entry
“Citation choisie pour le 12 février 2012.”
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2009· 1 entry
“Sand And Foam - Página 32, Kahlil Gibran - Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 2009, ISBN 8120732103, 9788120732100, 80 páginas”
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2006· 1 entry
“A Handful of Sand on the Shore, as quoted in Alterquest: the Alternative Quest for Answers (2006) by Karen Fiala, p. 127”
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2004· 3 entries
“Nur einmal machte man mich sprachlos. Es war, als mich jemand fragte:"Wer bist du?"« " - Selbstfindung, Es sprach der Prophet, S.41, Originalausgabe, Verlag Herder Freiburg im Breisgau 2004, ISBN 3-451-05403-5”
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“Liebe ist ein Wort des Lichtes, geschrieben von einer Hand des Lichtes auf eine Seite des Lichtes." - Kahil Gibran, Es sprach der Prophet, Unterwegs zum größeren Ich , C| In der Schule der Liebe, Zitat am Anfang der Seite, Herder spektrum, Originalausgabe 2004, ISBN 3-451-05403-5, Seite 85”
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“Und seit jeher war es so, dass die Liebe erst in der Stunde der Trennung ihre eigene Tiefe erkennt." - Der Prophet, Von der Liebe, Patmos, 2004, ISBN 978-3-491-50707-4”
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2003· 1 entry
“Vergesslichkeit ist eine Form der Freiheit." - "Khalil Gibran: Sämtliche Werke", Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2003”
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2002· 2 entries
“Baut aus euren Vorstellungen eine Laube in der Wildnis, ehe ihr in den Mauern der Stadt ein Haus errichtet." - Der Prophet, Neuübersetzung, Februar 2002, dtv München, ISBN 3-423-36261-8”
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“Wahrhaft gebt ihr erst, wenn ihr von euch selbst gebt." - Der Prophet, S. 26, Neuübersetzung, Februar 2002, dtv München, ISBN 3-423-36261-8”
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2001· 1 entry
“Kahlil Gibran, The Awakened Soul ISBN-10: 1864760818 (January 2001)”
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1998· 1 entry
“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 50, Kahlil Gibran - Knopf, 1998 - 85 páginas”
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1995· 2 entries
“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 14, Kahlil Gibran - A.A. Knopf, 1995, ISBN 067943920X, 9780679439202 - 85 páginas”
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“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 56, Kahlil Gibran - A.A. Knopf, 1995, ISBN 067943920X, 9780679439202 - 85 páginas”
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1978· 2 entries
“The Beauty of Friendship, Kahlil Gibran · Hallmark Cards, 1978, ISBN 0875295584, 9780875295589”
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Uruguayan musician Armando Tirelli recorded an album based on The Prophet
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1968· 1 entry
“[TEA Edizioni, 1968, traduzione di Gian Piero Bona]”
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1963· 2 entries
“Spiritual sayings of Kahlil Gibran - página 14, Kahlil Gibran, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris - Heinemann, 1963 - 94 páginas”
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“Spiritual sayings of Kahlil Gibran - página 35, Kahlil Gibran, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris - Heinemann,1963 - 94 páginas”
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1962· 1 entry
“Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran (1962) as translated by Anthony R. Ferris”
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1950· 1 entry
Haskell donated her personal collection of nearly one hundred original works of art by Gibran (including five oils) to the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia
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1947· 1 entry
“Spirits rebellious - página 59, Kahlil Gibran, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris, Martin L. Wolf - Philosophical Library, 1947, ISBN 0802205828, 9780802205827 - 120 páginas”
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1945· 1 entry
“I Believe In You (To The Americans Of Lebanese Origin)" in This Man from Lebanon: A Study of Kahlil Gibran (1945) by Barbara Young, p. 136”
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1931· 9 entries
Where he died the same day, aged forty-eight, after refusing the last rites
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Died 1931-04-10.
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“Nie doczekasz świtu, nie odbywszy drogi przez noc.”
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“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.”
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“Wasze dzieci nie są waszymi dziećmi. Są synami i córkami powołanymi do życia przez Życie. Przychodzą przez was, ale nie z was. I choć są z wami, do was nie należą.”
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“Uma vida sem amor é como árvores sem flores e sem frutos. E um amor sem beleza é como flores sem perfume. Vida, amor, beleza: eis a minha trindade.”
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“Obrona praw innych to najszlachetniejszy i najpiękniejszy koniec istoty ludzkiej.”
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“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but what he aspires to.”
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“When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.”
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1927· 1 entry
“Sand and Foam - página 5, Kahlil Gibran, Rajpal & Sons, 1927, ISBN 8170287650, 9788170287650, 85 páginas”
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1926· 10 entries
“The prophet - página 30, Kahlil Gibran, Editora Knopf, 1926, 84 páginas”
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While remaining Gibran's close friend, patroness and benefactress, and using her influence to advance his career
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“Bäume sind Gedichte, die die Erde in den Himmel schreibt. Wir fällen sie nieder und verwandeln sie in Papier, um unsere Leere zu dokumentieren." - Sand und Schaum, Sand and Foam, 1926, ISBN 3-5301-0018-8”
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“Die Blumen des Frühlings sind die Träume des Winters." - Sand und Schaum, Sand and Foam, 1926, ISBN 3-5301-0018-8”
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“Eine Übertreibung ist eine Wahrheit, die ihre Geduld verloren hat." - Sand und Schaum, Sand and Foam, 1926, ISBN 3-5301-0018-8”
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“Schildkröten können mehr von der Straße erzählen als Hasen." - Sand und Schaum, Sand and Foam, 1926, ISBN 3-5301-0018-8”
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“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 62, Kahlil Gibran - A. A. Knopf, 1926 - 85 páginas”
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“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 23, Kahlil Gibran - A. A. Knopf, 1926 - 85 páginas”
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“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms - página 52, Kahlil Gibran - A. A. Knopf, 1926 - 85 páginas”
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“Sand and foam: a book of aphorisms" - página 6, Kahlil Gibran - A. A. Knopf, 1926 - 85 páginas”
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1925· 1 entry
Gibran participated in the founding of the periodical The New East
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1924· 2 entries
Gibran told Haskell that he had been contracted to write ten pieces for Al-Hilal in Cairo
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“You Have Your Language and I Have Mine”
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1923· 3 entries
And has since become one of the best-selling books of all time, having been translated into more than 100 languages
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The New and the Marvelous was published in Arabic in Cairo, whereas The Prophet was published in New York
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“Après plusieurs ébauches écrites en arabe dans sa jeunesse mais non publiées et aujourd'hui perdues, Khalil Gibran écrit et publie directement en anglais en 1923 à New-York (où il réside depuis 1910,) ce qui sera son livre le plus connu : The Prophet, chez Alfred A. Knopf éditeur,.”
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1922· 2 entries
Gibran was ordered to "stay away from cities and city life" and had rented a cottage near the sea, planning to move there with Marianna and to remain until "this heart [regained] its orderly course"; this three-month sum
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Gibran (1922–2008) was a cousin of Gibran.
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1921· 2 entries
“give up all kinds of work and exertion for six months, and do nothing but eat, drink and rest”
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Gibran participated in an "interrogatory" meeting on the question "Do We Need a New World Religion to Unite the Old Religions
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1920· 2 entries
Gibran re-created the Arabic-language New York Pen League with Arida and Haddad (its original founders), Rihani, Naimy, and other Mahjari writers such as Elia Abu Madi
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Gibran re-founded the Pen League with fellow Mahjari poets
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1918· 3 entries
“The Madman: His Parables and Poems (1918) Full text online”
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Gibran would become a frequent visitor at Robinson's, also meeting her brother
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With writing of The Prophet or The Earth Gods also underway
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1917· 3 entries
“s last visitors. After Ryder”
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Gibran's poem would be quoted first by Henry McBride in the latter's posthumous tribute to Ryder, then by newspapers across the country, from which would come the first widespread mention of Gibran's name in America
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An exhibition of forty wash drawings was held at Knoedler in New York from January 29 to February 19 and another of thirty such drawings at Doll & Richards, Boston, April 16–28
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1916· 2 entries
Gibran wrote a letter to Mary Haskell that reads: "The famine in Mount Lebanon has been planned and instigated by the Turkish government
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“The famine in Mount Lebanon has been planned and instigated by the Turkish government. Already 80,000 have succumbed to starvation and thousands are dying every single day. The same process happened with the Christian Armenians and applied to the Christians in Mount Lebanon.”
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1913· 1 entry
Gibran started contributing to Al-Funoon, an Arabic-language magazine that had been recently established by Nasib Arida and Abd al-Masih Haddad
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1912· 2 entries
Did not totally approve of Gibran's philosophy of love
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The poetic novella Broken Wings was published in Arabic by the printing house of the periodical Meraat-ul-Gharb in New York
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1911· 3 entries
“among all the English artists Turner is the very greatest.”
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“s painting The Slave Ship (1840) to utilize”
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Gibran settled in New York, where his first book in English, The Madman, was published by Alfred A
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1908· 2 entries
Haskell introduced Gibran to her friend writer Charlotte Teller, aged 31, and in February, to Émilie Michel (Micheline), a French teacher at Haskell's school, aged 19
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“Khalil in Spirits Rebellious (1908) "Khalil The Heretic" Part 3”
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1905· 1 entry
Gibran's first published written work was A Profile of the Art of Music, in Arabic, by Al-Mohajer's printing department in New York City
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1904· 2 entries
Gibran's drawings were displayed for the first time at Day's studio in Boston, and his first book in Arabic was published in 1905 in New York City
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Also that Gibran met Amin al-Ghurayyib, editor of Al-Mohajer ('The Emigrant'), where Gibran started to publish articles
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1902· 2 entries
Sultana died at the age of 14, from what is believed to have been tuberculosis
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Lost his older half-brother and his mother the following year, seemingly relying afterwards on his remaining sister's income from her work at a dressmaker's shop for some time
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1894· 1 entry
Kamila remained resolved and left for New York on June 25, 1895, taking Boutros, Gibran, Marianna and Sultana with her
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1891· 1 entry
While acting as a tax collector, he was removed and his staff was investigated
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1888· 1 entry
Gibran entered Bsharri's one-class school, which was run by a priest, and there he learnt the rudiments of Arabic, Syriac, and arithmetic
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1883· 1 entry
Born 1883-01-06.
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