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Celestial Bodies

byJokha Alharthi

Genres: Fiction

Who is this book for? Readers interested in family sagas and cultural narratives.

Topics FamilyIdentityChange and Transformation
MoodReflective
Female protagonist
RomanceMinor Subplot
Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019 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.

Language

en

Published on

21/06/2018

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781912240166

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