Celestial bodies : a novel
Alharthi, Jokha2024
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'Celestial Bodies' is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present.
Main title:
Celestial bodies : a novel / Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth.
Author:
Alharthi, Jokha, authorBooth, Marilyn, translator
Imprint:
London : Scribner UK, 2024.
Collation:
256 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.This translation originally published: Dingwall: Sandstone Press, 2018.Includes bibliographical reference.
Awards:
Man Booker international prize 2019
ISBN:
9781398541405 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.737
Language:
EnglishArabic
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BRN:
3900099