Al-Ajniha Al-Mutakassira ( Arabic Edition ) by Kahlil Gibran

Al-Ajniha Al-Mutakassira ( Arabic Edition ) by Kahlil Gibran

Al-Ajniha al-Mutakassira (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 perhaps modeled after himself) falls in love with this woman. They begin to meet in secret, however they are discovered, and Selma is forbidden to leave her house, breaking their hopes and hearts. The book highlights many of the social issues of the time in the Eastern Mediterranean, including religious corruption, the rights of women (and lack thereof), and the weighing up of wealth and happiness.

Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and author, united beauty and spirituality in his philosophy. His best-known work, The Prophet, became a countercultural guide in the 1960s, and his writings are now a part of wedding and graduation traditions.

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ISBN 13	9781717268020
ISBN 10	1717268021
Title	Al-Ajniha Al-Mutakassira ( Arabic Edition )
Author	Kahlil Gibran
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Year published	2018-04-22
Number of pages	68
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