The Broken Wings
By Kahlil GibranThe Broken Wings is a poetic novel written by Khalil Gibran first published in Arabic in 1912. It is a tale of tragic love, set in turn-of-the-century Beirut. A young woman, Selma Karamy, is betrothed to a prominent religious man's nephew. The protagonist (a young man that Gibran perhaps modeled after himself) falls in love with this woman. They begin to meet in secret, however they are discovered, and Selma is forbidden to leave her house, breaking their hopes and hearts.The book highlights many of the social issues of the time in the Eastern Mediterranean, including religious corruption, the rights of women (and lack thereof), and the weighing up of wealth and happiness. Published By on 2017-10-29
Book details
- Paperback
- 100 pages
- English
- 1979253188
- 9781979253185
About Kahlil Gibran
born in a village of the ottoman-ruled mount lebanon mutasarrifate to a maronite family, young gibran immigrated with his mother and siblings to the united Read More about Kahlil Gibran
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