Celestial bodies : a novel / Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781948226943
- ISBN: 1948226944
- Physical Description: xi, 243 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Catapult, 2019.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- First published in Oman in 2010.
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- Subject:
- Sisters > Oman > Fiction.
Oman > Social life and customs > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC ALH (Text) | 37810435772784 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F HAR (Text) | 0020512394857 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Alh (Text) | 37807000016861 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F ALHARTHI (Text) | 31781066305333 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F ALHARTHI (Text) | 31781066305325 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F ALHARTHI (Text) | 31781066305341 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | ALH (Text) | 33258008923240 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Alharthi (Text) | 33115007673383 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | ALH (Text) | 33258008923257 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F ALHARTHI (Text) | 39493108628415 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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"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.
