Jokha Alharthi
Jokha Alharthi | |
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جوخة الحارثي | |
| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupations | Writer and academic |
| Known for | Man Booker International Prize 2019 |
| Notable work | Celestial Bodies |
| Website | jokha |
Jokha Alharthi (Arabic: جوخة الحارثي), also spelt al-Harthi, is an Omani writer and academic, known for winning the Man Booker International Prize in 2019 for her novel Sayyidat al-Qamar (Arabic: سيدات القمر), published in English under the title Celestial Bodies. Alharthi is the first Arab author to win the Man Booker International Prize. She has written four novels in Arabic, three of which have been translated into English.