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Jokha Alharthi

    Jokha al-Harthi est une auteure omanaise contemporaine dont l'œuvre explore en profondeur les transformations sociales et culturelles de sa patrie. Son écriture aborde fréquemment la complexité des relations humaines et l'expérience féminine dans un environnement conservateur. À travers un langage riche et des personnages perspicaces, elle crée des portraits vivants de la vie et des traditions omanaises. Ses romans se distinguent par leur subtile profondeur psychologique et leur réflexion sur les dynamiques sociales.

    Небесные тела. Nebesnye tela
    Silken Gazelles
    Celestial bodies
    Bitter Orange Tree
    • 2024

      The novel explores the profound bond between two Omani women, Ghazaala and Asiya, who are separated under tragic circumstances. As Ghazaala navigates adulthood, including a passionate but tumultuous marriage and motherhood, the haunting memory of Asiya lingers in her life. The narrative also introduces Harir, a university student who chronicles her evolving friendship with Ghazaala over a decade. Through their intertwined lives, the story delves into themes of love, loss, and the enduring impact of childhood connections.

      Silken Gazelles
    • 2022

      An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain... (James Wood, The New Yorker).

      Bitter Orange Tree
    • 2018

      Broschiertes Buch Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman's coming-of-age through the prism of one family's losses and loves.

      Celestial bodies