| Description |
xi, 243 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm |
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| Note |
First published in Oman in 2010. |
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Translation of: Sayyidāt al-qamar. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Language |
Translated from Arabic. |
| Subject |
Sisters -- Oman -- Fiction.
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Oman -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Domestic fiction.
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| Added Author |
Booth, Marilyn, translator.
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| Added Title |
Sayyidāt al-qamar. English
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| ISBN |
9781948226943 (paperback) |
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1948226944 (paperback) |
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