Gibran Khalil Ji Bolun (1883 65438+1October 6-19365438+April 0 10) is a Lebanese-American poet, painter and essayist. Born in Bushri, a mountain city in northern Lebanon. /kloc-When she was 0/2 years old, she went to Boston with her mother. Two years later, I returned to my motherland and studied Arabic, French and painting at Hikma School in Beirut. While studying, I founded Truth magazine with a radical attitude. 1908 published the novel Rebellious Soul, which angered the authorities. The work was forbidden to burn, I was fired and went to America. After that, he went to the Paris Art Institute to study painting and sculpture, and was awarded by Rodin .. 19 1 1 to return to Boston, and moved to new york permanently the following year to engage in literary and artistic creation activities until his death.
When Ji Bolun was young, he mainly wrote novels. After he settled in America, he gradually turned to writing prose poems. Almost all his novels are written in Arabic. Ji Bolun believes that the poet's duty is to sing "the song in the mother's heart". Most of his works take "love" and "beauty" as themes, and express deep feelings and lofty ideals through bold imagination and symbolism. His thoughts are deeply influenced by Nietzsche's philosophy. His works often reveal a cynical attitude, or show some mysterious power. He was the first writer who used prose poems in the history of modern Arabic literature. He organized and led the famous overseas Arab literature group "Pen Club" and made great contributions to the development of Arab new literature. His works have been translated into many languages in the world and are welcomed by readers all over the world. His works were first introduced to China by The Prophet (translated by Bing Xin). Since 1950s, his other works have gradually become known to readers in China.