Bibliograph

Celestial bodies, Sayyidat al-qamar, Jokha Alharthi ; translated by Marilyn Booth

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Celestial bodies, Sayyidat al-qamar, Jokha Alharthi ; translated by Marilyn Booth

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Adult

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Celestial bodies

Responsibility statement

Jokha Alharthi ; translated by Marilyn Booth

Sub title

Sayyidat al-qamar

Summary

"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. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman's coming-of-age through the prism of one family's losses and loves."--Back cover

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Sayyidat al-qamar

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