Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

Jokha Alharthi with Marilyn Booth (Translator)

256 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the 2019 Man Booker International PrizeIn the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await ...

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