Male : Poet, philosopher & artist. His family emigrated to USA in 1895. Single. Alcoholic, who died of cirrhosis of the liver

Nationality : Lebanese Place of Birth : Nr Mount Lebanon

Date of Birth : 1883 Date of Death : 1931 Age : 48

1905-1920
On Music (1905 Al-Mohajer, NY) - pamphlet
Nymphs of the Valley (1906 Al-Mohajer, NY) (1948 Knopf)
The Rebel Minds (1908 Al-Mohajer, NY) (in 1949 as "Spirits Rebellious" Knopf)
The Broken Wings (1912 Mir'at al-Gharb NY) (1957 Citadel Press NY)
A Tear and a Smile (1914 Atlantic, NY) (1950 Knopf)
The Madman : His Parables and Poems (1918 Knopf)
The Procession (1919 Mir'at al-Gharb NY) (1947 Arab-American Press, NY)
Twenty Drawings (1919 Knopf NY)
The Tempests (1920 Al-Hilal, Cairo)
The Forerunner : His Parables and Poems (1920 Knopf, NY)

1921-1940
The Beautiful and the Rare (Best Things and Masterpeices) (1923 Yusuf Bustani, Cairo)
The Prophet (1923 Knopf NY) (1926 Heinemann)
[Knopf printed 1500 copies and sold them all
An international bestseller by 1998 it had sold 9 million in the North America alone]
Sand and Foam (1926 Knopf) (1927 Heinemann)
Spiritual Sayings (1927 Yusuf Bustani, Cairo) (1962 Citadel Press NY)
Jesus the Son of Man (1928 Knopf NY)
The Spikes of Grain (1929 As-Sa'ih, NY)
The Earth Gods (1931 Knopf NY) (1962 Heinemann)
The Wanderer : His Parables and Sayings (1932 Knopf) (1965)
The Garden of the Prophet (1933 Knopf)
Prose Poems (1934 Knopf) (1964) - Trans by Andrew Ghareeb

1941-1960
Secrets of the Heart (1947 Philosophical Library, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris
Tears and Laughter (1947 Philosophical Library, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris
A Treasury of Kahil Gibran (1951 Citadel Press, NY)
The Voice of the Master (1958 Citadel Press, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris
A Self-Portrait (1959 Citadel Press, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris
Thoughts and Meditations (1961 Citadel Press, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris

After 1961
A Second Treasury of Kahil Gibran (1962 Citadel Press, NY)
Spiritual Sayings (1963)
The Wisdom of Gibran : Aphorisms and Maxims (1966 Philosophical Library, NY) - Trans Joseph Sheban
Between Night and Morn (1972 Philosophical Library, NY) - Trans by Anthony R Ferris
A Treasury of Kahlil Gibran (1974 Heinemann)
Lazarus and His Beloved and the Blind (1981 Westminster Press, Phila)
Paintings and Drawings 1905-1930 (1989 Vrej Baghoomian, NY)
The Storm : Stories and Prose Poems (1993 White Cloud Press, Santa Cruz)
The Beloved : Reflections on the Path of the Heart (1994 White Cloud Press, Ashland)
The Vision (1994 White Cloud Press, Ashland) - Trans by Juan R I Cole
The Eye of the Prophet (1995 Souvenir Press, London) - Trans by Margaret Crosland
The Vision of the Prophet (1996 Souvenir Press, London) - Trans by Margaret Crosland

READING
1945-1970
Barbara Young : This Man from Lebanon - A Study of Kahlil Gibran (1945 Knopf)
Mikhail Naimy : Kahil Gibran - A Biography (1950 Philosophical Library, NY)
Annie S Otto : The Parables of Kahil Gibran - An Interpretation of His Writings & His Art
(1963 Citadel Press, NY)
Annie S Otto : The Art of Kahil Gibran - Visions of Life as Expressed by the
Author of 'The Prophet' (1965 Hinds, Port Arthur)
Joseph Sheban : Mirrors of the Soul (1965 Philosophical Library, NY)
(Ed) Suheil B Bushrui : Kahil Gibran - An Introductory Survey of His Life and His Work
(1966 Ibadan UP, Ibadan)
(Ed) Suheil B Bushrui & John Munro : Kahil Gibran - Essays & Introductions
(1970 Rihani House, Beirut)
Shiv Rai Chowdhry : Gibran - An Introduction (1970 Javee & Co, Delhi)
(Ed) Annie S Otto : The Letters of Kahil Gibran & Mary Haskell
(1970 Southern Printing Co, Houston)

1971-1975
Andrew D Sherfan : Kahil Gibran - The Nature of Love (1971 Philosophical Library, NY)
(Ed) Virginia Hilu : Beloved Prophet - The Love Letters of Kahil Gibran & Mary Haskell
(1972 Knopf NY)
Khalil S Hawi : Kahil Gibran - His Background, Character & Works (1972 American University, Beirut)
(Trans) Suheil B Bushrui : Unpublished Gibran Letters to Ameen Rihani
(1972 World Lebanese Cultural Union, Beirut)
Jean and Kahil Gibran : Kahil Gibran - His Life & World (1974 Interlink Books, NY)
Joseph P Ghougassian : Kahil Gibran - Wings of Thought (1975 Citadel Press)
(Ed) Suheil B Bushrui & Paul Gotch : Gibran of Lebanon - New Papers
(1975 Librairie du Liban, Beirut)
(Ed) Andrew D Sherfan : A Third Treasury of Kahil Gibran (1975 Citadel Press, NY)

After 1976
Yusuf Huwayyik : Gibran in Paris (1976 Popular Library, NY)
M S Daoudi : The Meaning of Kahil Gibran (1982 Citadel Press)
(Ed) Suheil B Bushrui & Salma H al-Kuzbari : Gibran - Love Letters
(1983 Oneworld Publications, Oxford)
Suheil B Bushrui : Kahil Gibran of Lebanon (1987 Colin Smythe)
Jean Gibran & Kahlil Gibran : Kahlil Gibran - His Life and World (1991 Interlink Books, NY $16.95)
William Shehadi : Kahlil Gibran - A Prophet in the Making (1991 American University of Beirut)
(Ed) Robin Waterfield : The Voice of Kahil Gibran (1995 Penguin)
Wahib Kayrouz : Gibran in His Museum (1995 Bacharia, BsHarri)
Robin Waterfield : Prophet - The Life & Times of Kahlil Gibran (1998 Penguin £20)