Book review: Jokha Alharthi's Bitter Orange Tree explores a woman's roots
Alharthi, who is from Oman, became the first Arab-language author to win the Man Booker International Prize in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Alharthi, who is from Oman, became the first Arab-language author to win the Man Booker International Prize in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Bitter Orange Tree’ was published in Arabic in 2016. The English translation by Marilyn Booth was published in 2022.
In the followup to the International Booker winner Celestial Bodies, a student reflects on her roots in Oman
In Jokha Alharthi’s novel “Bitter Orange Tree,” thwarted desires are passed down through generations.
Man Booker International Prize winner Alharthi (Celestial Bodies) returns with a gorgeous and insightful story of longing. Zuhour, now at university in the U.K., spent her girlhood in a small