Kahlil Gibran's bestselling poetic masterpiece, The Prophet, continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timeless words of love and mystical longing. Yet Gibran's genius went much further than this, to produce over twenty literary works, in both English and Arabic, as well as over 500 works of art. Going beyond the many myths that surround Gibran, this incisive biography charts his colourful life, to present a fascinating portrait of this remarkable man.