Books by Jokha Alharthi (6)
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Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi EN
OmanDescription:
Translated by Marilyn Booth Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2023 Longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships that have made her from a “remarkable” writer who has “constructed her own novelistic form” (James Wood, The New Yorker). ‘Alharthi makes lyrical shifts between past and present, memory and folklore, oneiric surrealism and grimy realism.’ Guardian [A] stirring tale of a woman ... continue
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Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi EN
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Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award A TIME Best Book of the Year A New Yorker Best Book of the Year An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships that have made her from a “remarkable” writer who has “constructed her own novelistic form” (James Wood, The New Yorker). From Man Booker International Prize–winning author Jokha Alharthi, Bitter Orange Tree is a profound exploration of social status, wealth, desire, and female agency. It presents a mosai... continue
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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi EN
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An elegantly structured story of the history and people of modern Oman told through one family's losses and loves.
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Herrinnen des Mondes by Jokha Alharthi DE
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Über das Leben dreier Schwestern aus einem kleinen Dorf in einer Zeit des raschen sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Wandels in Oman.
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Les corps célestes by Jokha Alharthi FR
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Dans le village d'Awafi, à Oman, vivent trois sœurs en âge de se marier. Maya, la couturière, épouse Abdallah, fou d'elle ; la sage Asma s'unit à Khaled par devoir ; Khawla, l'insoumise, attend le retour de Nasser, parti étudier à l'étranger. À travers les amours et les deuils de ces femmes et de leur famille, ce roman évoque les mutations qui transforment la société omanaise.
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