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CHICAGO: Set between Oman and England, “Bitter Orange Tree,” by Man Booker International Prize winner Jokha Alharthi, is a mosaic of a story that centers on issues related to female relationships, human indifference and the passage of time. “Bitter Orange Tree,” translated into English by Marilyn Booth, tells the story of Zuhour, a young Omani student attending a British

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John Domini reviews International Booker Prize-winner Jokha Alharthi's latest novel, Bitter Orange Tree, translated by Marilyn Booth.

Jokha Alharthi achieved two significant firsts with her novel “Celestial Bodies.” She became the first author writing in Arabic to be awarded the Man Booker International Prize. Perhaps more important,