| Publisher: | Sandstone Press |
| Genres: | Finance Books, Islamic Story & History, Classic Books & Novels |
| Authors: | Jokha Alharthi |
| Pages: | 243 pages |
| ISBN10: | 1912240165 |
| ISBN13: | 9781912240166 |
| Tags: | Finance Books, Islamic Story & History Books, Classic Books & Novels, Free Books Download, epub Books Download |
| Language: | en |
| Physical Form: | eBook |
| Type: | ePUB |
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.
