Bibliograph

Celestial bodies, a novel, Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

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Label

Celestial bodies, a novel, Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Celestial bodies

Oclc number

1104862738

Responsibility statement

Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"In 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 a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool ... against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present"--Publisher marketing

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