Celestial Bodies Alharthi Jokha Paperback
Celestial Bodies Alharthi Jokha Paperback Winner of The best Omani novel 2010Winner of The Man Booker International Prize 2019Celestial Bodies is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we…
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Celestial Bodies Alharthi Jokha Paperback
Winner of The best Omani novel 2010Winner of The Man Booker International Prize 2019Celestial 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. Elegantly structured and taut, Cele 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.