Celestial bodies /
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TextPublication details: Dingwall : Sandstone Press, 2018Description: 320 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781912240166 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Oman -- Social life and customs -- FictionGenre/Form: General. DDC classification: 823.92 LOC classification: PR6101Summary: '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 emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present.
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'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 emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present.