First published in 1912, "e;The Broken Wings"e; 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 "e;The Prophet"e; (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 h...