Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, painter, novelist, and essayist. He was born in Bsharri, Lebanon, on January 6, 1883, and emigrated to the United States in 1895 with his mother and siblings, settling in Boston. He studied art and literature in Lebanon and later in Paris. His most famous work is The Prophet, published in 1923, a book of poetic prose that explores themes such as love, marriage, children, work, joy, and sorrow. He also wrote other influential works such as Broken Wings and The Garden of the Prophet. His style fuses Eastern spirituality with elements of Western culture, and his writings often explore the human condition and the search for truth. He died in New York on April 10, 1931.