‘Celestial Bodies’ reveals cracks in the patriarchy
Dec 31, 2019
2 minutes
Jokha Alharthi can claim several “firsts” with her book “Celestial Bodies.” Hers is the first book in Arabic to be awarded the Man Booker International Prize for fiction, in 2019. It is also the first novel written by an Omani woman to be translated into English. And for many readers, her book offers the first glimpse into everyday domestic life in the rapidly
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