The Broken Wings
by Kahlil Gibran
An elegant love story that desperately strikes the taboos of the Eastern tradition. Gibran tells with great sensitivity his passion for Selma Karami, the daughter of Beirut, who first told him the secrets of love in her youth. But it is a love condemned by a social convention that forces Selma to marry another man. Depicting the happiness and eternal sadness of his relationship with Selma, Gibran also explores the spiritual meaning of human existence with deep compassion.
