Celestial Bodies
Sayyidat Al-qamar
Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland : Sandstone Press, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: xi, 243 pages ; 20 cm
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman live three sisters. Mayya Marries after a heartbreak. Asma marries from a sense of duty. Khawla rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. Celestial Bodies is the story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family's losses and loves.
ISBN:
1912240165
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Ḥārithī | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |
Translated from the Arabic.
Shortlisted for the Booker International Prize 2019.
Shortlisted for the Booker International Prize 2019.