A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit.
Born in New York to Libyan parents, Hisham Matar spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his adult life in England. His debut novel In the Country of Men was published in twenty-nine languages and won numerous international prizes as well as being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, Anatomy of a Disappearance, was published to great acclaim in 2011. He lives in London and New York.
What a brilliant book. The Return reads as easily as a thriller,
but is a story that will stick; a person is lost but gravity and
resonance remain
*Hilary Mantel*
It is likely to become a classic.
*Colm Tóibín*
A total work of art. It reminded me of Solzhenitsyn. It is of the
same importance. I love it.
*James Rebanks*
Wise and agonizing and thrilling to read
*Zadie Smith*
Bristles with arresting wisdom
*Jeremy Paxman*
A treasure for the ages
*Peter Carey*
Tremendously powerful
*Nadeem Aslam*
A magnificent memoir of exile and loss
*Rawi Hage*
One of the essential books of our times
*Adam Foulds*
A profound and powerful meditation on love, loss and exile
*Sunday Express*
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