Jokha al-Harthi
Arabic scholar and writer
- Born
- 16 July 1978, Oman
- Age
- 48
Jokha Alharthi, 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, 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.
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