Celestial Bodies - Jokha Alharthi, Marilyn Booth (Translator)

Written by Jokha Alharthi, Marilyn Booth (Translator)
Read by Laurence Bouvard
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

The first novel originally written in Arabic to ever win the Man Booker International Prize, and the first book by a female Omani author to be translated into English, Celestial Bodies marks the arrival in the United States of a major international writer.

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 beautifully against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present. Through the sisters, we glimpse a society in all its degrees, from the very poorest of the local slave families to those making money through the advent of new wealth.

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
Release date: 10-15-19