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The Broken Wings. is a Poetic Novel Written by: Kahlil Gibran.

The 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... Read Full Overview

"Alas Rotas" es una novela breve e intensa. De esas historias que nos arrancan lágrimas y nos dejan suspirando. En principio, puede verse como una tragedia de amor, y lo es, aunque hay también allí un contexto político. Hay un obispo hipócrita y ambicioso. Y quiere casar a su... Read Full Overview

En Alas rotas, Kahlil Gibran descubre la gloria y el dolor del amor joven. Esta historia levemente autobiogr fica sigue la tradici n de Romeo y Julieta, pero con los ajustes orientales y las im genes exhuberantes caracter sticos del poeta liban s-estadounidense.Un joven Kahlil... Read Full Overview

A Poetic Novel in Bilingual Edition By Khalil Gibran

First published in 1912, "The Broken Wings" is a poetic novel written by Khalil Gibran. Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "The Prophet" (1923)-one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work... Read Full Overview

"They were two pure souls--one departing, the other writhing in grief--embracing each other in love and death, while I stood in the middle, burdened by my own sorrow." Through poetic prose and heartfelt emotions, Gibran navigates the complexities of romance, societal constraints,... Read Full Overview

First published in 1912, "The Broken Wings" is a poetic novel written by Khalil Gibran. Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "The Prophet" (1923)-one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work... Read Full Overview

The Broken Wings is A Poetic Novel in Bilingual Edition by: Kahlil Gibran.

The Broken Wings is a poetic Novel written by Khalil Gibran

En Alas rotas, Kahlil Gibran descubre la gloria y el dolor del amor joven. Esta historia levemente autobiogr fica sigue la tradici n de Romeo y Julieta, pero con los ajustes orientales y las im genes exhuberantes caracter sticos de Gibran. Alas rotas es una historia profunda... Read Full Overview

الكاتب والفيلسوف والشاعر والرسّام اللبناني (1883-1931)... Read Full Overview

Set in turn-of-the-century Beirut, this is the story of a young man who falls in love with a women betrothed to the nephew of a leading churchman. When their secret meetings are discovered, she is confined to the house and their beautiful dreams are crushed by a cruel and repressive... Read Full Overview