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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Omani author Jokha Alharthi discusses her novel Celestial Bodies at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
Description: Jokha Alharthi, the Omani author of Celestial Bodies, talks about her literary world and what winning the Man Booker International prize has meant for Arabic literature and for herself. Listen to Jokha Alharti talk with Kiran Dass in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival writers' programme2019 Booker International prize winner Jokha Alharthi is the first Omani woman ever to have had her work translated into English. Celestial Bodies offers deep insight into Oman's history through its story of three sisters growing up at a time of change.Alharti explores...