Jokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel “Celestial Bodies” which reveals her Omani homeland’s post-colonial transformation. ADVERTISEMENTAlharthi is the author of two previous collections of short fiction, a children’s book and three novels in Arabic. She studied classical Arabic poetry at Edinburgh University and teaches at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat. Alharthi’s translator was U.S. academic Marilyn Booth, who teaches Arabic literature at Oxford University. NVGRELATED STORIES:Man Booker Int’l Prize 2019 longlist dominated by female writersWomen’s Prize for Fiction reveals 2019 shortlistRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 22, 2019 07:39 UTC