Scribner UK Celestial Bodies.

By Jokha Alharthi

Book Overview

This winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize and national bestseller is "an innovative reimagining of the family saga . . . Celestial Bodies is itself a treasure house: an intricately... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398541400
• ISBN13: 9781398541405
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Scribner UK
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.7" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

A book about family and generational trauma

This book is a poetic and authentic portrayal of the effects of generational trauma. How the faults and failures of past generations ever seek to haunt the present. Yet, it is not without careful beauty, showing that pain is not what defines these characters but the reaction to that pain. It shows a family that so deeply wishes to be understood by each other yet cannot reach any real authenticity due to cultural and self imposed expectations. A very interesting read if you (like myself) have your fair share of family disfunction. Over all a well written and quick read.