Book Club reads “Celestial Bodies”

Book Club reads “Celestial Bodies” | 21/02/2020 | 2:30 pm-4:00 pm

Book Club reads "Celestial Bodies"

The February read for the book club is “Celestial Bodies” by Jokha Alharthi.

Celestial Bodies is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has immigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman’s evolution from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman’s coming-of-age through the prism of one family’s losses and loves. Winner of the 2019 Booker International prize.

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Location: English-language Library in Angers