Celestial bodies : a novel
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Author
Contributors
Booth, Marilyn, translator.
Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
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Published
New York : Catapult, 2019.
Physical Desc
xi, 243 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published in Oman in 2010.
Description
"In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool ... against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present"--Publisher marketing.
Language
Translated from Arabic.