Kindle
$2.99
Available instantly
Audiobook
$0.00
with membership
Hardcover
$13.50
Paperback
$5.20
This edition of this title is not available for purchase in your country. Choose an available edition from the options above
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions
Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Juan Ricardo Cole
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Broken Wings 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Kahlil Gibran (Author), Juan R. I. Cole (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 261 ratings
See all formats and editions
In Broken Wings, Kahlil Gibran uncovers the glory and pain of young love. This loosely autobiographical story is in the tradition of Romeo 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 one 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.

Kahlil and Salma find ways to continue meeting in secret, but their love is doomed and Gibran exposes the social and personal hypocrisy that forbids true love to blossom.

Broken Wings is a deeply moving love story that explores the spiritual theme of the meaning of human existence in a world that contains profound beauty and love amidst the stains of greed and pains of suffering. Gibran eloquently speaks of the ways of the heart that can be denied, but only with tragic results.

Juan Cole's translation captures the magic of Gibran's matchless Arabic prose.
Previous slide of product details
  1. ISBN-13
    978-1883991036
  2. Edition
    1st
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    White Cloud Press
  5. Publication date
    December 30, 2010
  6. Language
    English
  7. File size
    764 KB
  8. See all details
Next slide of product details

Editorial Reviews

Review

Lyrical and dynamic, free from the rhetorical flourishes common in traditional Middle Eastern literature, Kahlil Gibrans early short stories, prose poems, and vignettesall written in Arabicmade a profound impact on his fellow immigrants in America and on his fellow writers in his native region long before The Prophet made him a best-selling English author in 1923. Now White Cloud Press has launched a series of contemporary translationsdesigned to replace the generally inaccurate ones issued after his death in 1931of Gibrans most significant work. Publishers Weekly -- Publisher Comments

About the Author

Kalhil Gibran (1883-1931) emigrated to the United States from Lebanon at the age of 12. A prodigy in art, he initially gained some fame in New York as painter. But he gained his greatest recognition as an iconoclasitc writer of spiritual literature, including his best known work, THE PROPHET.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004S6UWG4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Cloud Press; 1st edition (December 30, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 30, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 764 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 132 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 261 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Juan Ricardo Cole

Juan Ricardo Cole

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
261 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Connie P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
Verified Purchase
This book is a great gift!
Helpful
 Report
Book Worm
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than The Profit.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014
Verified Purchase
This is a wonderful book I sent it as a gift. I hope the donee received it.

It is a story about, among other things, unrequited love... or a book about how the "caste" system does not allow two people who love one another to be togetherl

Add this one to your Kahlil Gibran collection.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
Verified Purchase
Between Ishtar and Christ. Pleasure and pain. Carrying out cross or fleeing from it? Very touching portrayal of our plight.
Helpful
 Report
a. pippens
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Seller, Great Quality
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015
Verified Purchase
...Actually, someone stole it off my desk at work before I could even read it, but the quality of the paper was decent and readers would have been able to pass it on to friends a few times without the excessive wear-n-tare embarassing them.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Garry10
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great short story by this author
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
Verified Purchase
Rating this short story by Kahil was easy. When I got the book, I opened the book and read just a random passage and we both were just fascinated by the passages I read. This is just a continuing writing of a great author.
Helpful
 Report
R.S.-Author of How Souls Are Made
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016
Verified Purchase
Was hard to go through!
Helpful
 Report
Tackoor Surijlal
5.0 out of 5 stars ... is a fan of Kahlil and she was so happy to get it
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015
Verified Purchase
I purchased this for someone who is a fan of Kahlil and she was so happy to get it.
She had no complaints.
The book was in good condition and arrived on time.
Helpful
 Report
Tikki Brogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Broken Wings ~by:Kahlil Gibran
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2010
Verified Purchase
I felt the book was pretty much in the condition that it was listed in and arrived very quickly. It is a beautiful book and I am very happy to have made the purchase!
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Alva Reno
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing quality
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2023
Verified Purchase
Thank u
Report
lumumba
5.0 out of 5 stars wundervolle Story
Reviewed in Germany on January 8, 2018
Verified Purchase
Ich liebe den Autor seit einigen Jahren nun schon und lese quer durch seine Texte, wirklich enttäuscht hat mich bisher keins, dieses hier gehört für mich aber zu den führenden. Schöne Geschichte in bekannt zauberhaftem Stil, wer Gibran mag, wird sich freuen über dieses kleine Werk.
Klare Herzensangelegenheit =)
Report
august
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful prose
Reviewed in Australia on May 22, 2023
Verified Purchase
one of the most beautifully written books, short but impactful read
Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Recomended
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2019
Verified Purchase
Good !!
Report
Pen750
5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting to read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2018
Verified Purchase
Easy to read with close reflection of what life can hold for you.!!
Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report