- Omani writer Joka Alharthi (age 41 years) won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies", the story of 3-sisters and a desert country.
- She becomes the first Arabic-language writer to take this prize,
- "Celestial Bodies" beat 5 other finalists from Europe and South America, including Olga Tokarczuk (last year's winner).
Published On : 22 May 2019
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