In English
International Booker 2019 · Winner
Celestial Bodies
سيدات القمر · Sayyidat al-qamar
Jokha Alharthi · 32 when first published
Novel · Family, Love
Translated by Marilyn Booth
AI-generated summary:In the Omani village of al-Awafi, Mayya is struck by love for a young man back from London, but custom marries her to Abdallah, a merchant's son. Around her, three generations of women live with love, duty and change.