Celestial bodies
Alharthi, Jokha2018
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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 / Jokha Alharthi ; translated by Marilyn Booth.
Author:
Alharthi, Jokha, authorBooth, Marilyn, translator
Imprint:
Dingwall : Sandstone Press, 2018.
Collation:
243 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from Arabic.
ISBN:
9781912240166 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Local class:
FIC/ALH
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
2667994