Collection
Status
Available
Description
InBroken Wings, Kahlil Gibran uncovers the glory and pain of young love. This loosely autobiographical story is in the tradition ofRomeo and Juliet, but with Gibran's characteristic lush Oriental settings and images. A young Kahlil is introduced to Faris Karama, a wealthy and good-hearted merchant of Beirut, and his daughter, Salma. Kahlil and Salma are deeply attracted to on another and continue to meet regularly, with the blessings of Faris Karama. But a powerful priest, Father Ghalib, in order to gain access to the Karama fortune, demands that his son be allowed to marry Salma.
Publication
New York, Citadel Press [1957]
Pages
128
Language
Original language
Arabic
Original publication date
1912
1956 (English translation)