Uniform title | Sayyidāt al-qamar. English |
Abstract |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
General note | First published in Oman in 2010. |
Bibliography note | Includes a bibliographical reference (page xi). |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Language | Translated from Arabic. |
Awards note | Winner of the 2019 Man Booker international prize. |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2019944448 |
ISBN | 9781948226943 (paperback) |
ISBN | 1948226944 (paperback) |