RaveThe Hindu (IND)... the reader who takes Jokha Alharthi’s Bitter Orange Tree neat, undiluted by context, expectations and breathless New Yorker reviews, will find an uncommon work of literature ... It is a compact narrative that encompasses an amazing number of vividly drawn characters, each with a compelling story ... we find that rare translation that is seamless without flattening the prose ... There are no awkward phrasings or intrusive explanations here — we are swept along with Zuhour’s story and her memories of Oman.
