Broken Wings: A Novel (Arkana S.) - Tapa blanda

A remarkable tale of doomed passion , BROKEN WINGS is set in turn-of-the-century Beirut. A young man falls in love with a woman 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 society. Drawing on personal experience, Gibran describes their emotional trauma with considerable insight. The narrative also illuminates a number of Gibran's central concerns: the plight of Eastern women; wealth as an impediment to happiness; the greed and corruption of the clergy, and the overwhelming power of love to transport us into a transcendent realm.

Poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran is considered by many to have been a genius of his age. His poetry alone has been translated into more than twenty languages and his drawings and paintings have been exhibited all over the world. His many works include THE PROPHET, a masterpiece of religious inspiration; THE GARDEN OF THE PROPHET, THE STORM, THE BELOVED and JESUS: THE SON OF MAN.