Through exquisite poetry and bittersweet memories, Kahlil Gibran transports us back to turn-of-the-20th-century Beirut. Aged 18, he falls deeply in love with Selma, the only daughter of family friend and hugely respected local businessman Farris Karamy. However, Selma soon becomes betrothed to Mansour Bey Galib, the nephew of the powerful Bishop Bulos Galib, who has one eye on the Karamy family fortune. Gibran and Selma must fight to reconcile their love for one another while navigating the rules, traditions, and expectations that their society lays before them.The events of The Broken Wings highlight key issues of the time, yet the themes and debates raised remain increasingly relevant today, more than a century later; the fight for gender equality, the freedom to love who we love, tradition versus modernity, wealth versus happiness, immigration and the significance of "home".This moving autobiographical account of Kahlil Gibran's first love is now presented in a new adaptation by Nadim Naaman; co-composer and book-writer of Broken Wings, the critically acclaimed stage version of this timeless and poetic novel, which premiered in London's West End in 2018 and has since toured The Middle East.|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 covers such themes as justice religion science free will love happiness the soul the body and death and he is widely considered to have been one of the most important figures in Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the twentieth century. Set in Beirut at the turn of the century the story is one the tragic love between a young betrothed woman and our protagonist who are forced to see each other in secret until their meetings are uncovered and their love made impossible. ""The Broken Wings"" addresses a variety contemporary problems in the Eastern Mediterranean including women's rights and religious corrupt on. Other notable works by this author include ""Music"" (1905) ""Rebellious Spirits"" (1908). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.