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BOOKS: Oman through the rhythms of family

'Celestial Bodies' by Jokha al-Harthi, the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  KARI MUTU

This year, the Man Booker International Prize worth £50,000 was won for the first time by a writer from the Middle East.

Celestial Bodies, by Jokha al-Harthi, is an intimate look at Oman in the process of transition.

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