In the Country of Men
$30.38
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2012
Summary
A heartbreaking, beautifully told classic set in the heart of Gaddafi’s Libya.
Nine-year-old Suleiman is just awakening to the wider world beyond the games on the hot pavement outside his home and beyond the loving embrace of his parents. He becomes the man of the house when his father goes away on business, but then he sees his father, standing in the market square in a pair of dark glasses. Suddenly the wider world becomes a frightening place where parents lie and questions go unans…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241957073 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241957079 |
| Author: | Hisham Matar |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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About The Author
Hisham Matar
Hisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. His memoir The Return received a Pulitzer Prize in 2017. He is also the author of In the Country of Men, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Anatomy of a Disappearance and A Month in Siena. His most recent novel, My Friends, won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2024, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and nominated for the National Book Award. His work has been translated into over thirty languages.
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