Celestial Bodies [electronic resource] : Winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize
Alharthi, Jokha2018
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Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019! Winner of the 2010 Best Omani Novel Award! 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.
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Alharthi, Jokha, Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : Sandstone Press Ltd, 2018
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
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9781912240173
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English
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2804789
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