An author from here wrote a collection of twenty-six poetic essays including "Love," "Reason and Compassion" and "The Coming of the Ship."
The sentence "I love his naked body" landed an author from this country an infamous obscenity trial for her short story collection Spaceship of Tenderness to the Moon. Another author from this country wrote that "Love is the law of God" in The Book of Mirdad. A writer from this birthplace of Layla Ba'alabakki and Mikha'il Nu'ayma wrote the lines "love possesses not, nor would it be possessed." The (*) Beatles song "Julia" quotes an author from this country who wrote "half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it that the other half might reach you" in "Sand and Foam." An author from here wrote a collection of twenty-six poetic essays including "Love," "Reason and Compassion" and "The Coming of the Ship." For 10 points, name this Middle Eastern birthplace of Gibran Khalil Gibran.
The sentence "I love his naked body" landed an author from this country an infamous obscenity trial for her short story collection Spaceship of Tenderness to the Moon.
Lebanon [or Lubnaan]