Celestial bodies.
Celestial bodies.
By
:
Alharthi, Jokha.
Publication Date
:
2018
Subject Term
:
Man Booker Prize.
Families -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Booth, Marilyn.
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781912240166
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC ALH | Checked In |