The return
fathers, sons, and the land in between
by Hisham Matar
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"In 2012, after the overthrow of Qaddafi, the acclaimed novelist Hisham Matar journeys to his native Libya after an absence of thirty years. When he was twelve, Matar and his family went into political exile. Eight years later Matar's father, a former diplomat and military man turned brave political dissident, was kidnapped from the streets of Cairo by the Libyan government and is believed to have been held in the regime's most notorious prison. Now, the prisons are empty and little hope remains that Jaballah Matar will be found alive. Yet, as the author writes, hope is "persistent and cunning." This book is a profoundly moving family memoir, a brilliant and affecting portrait of a country and a people on the cusp of immense change, and a disturbing and timeless depiction of the monstrous nature of absolute power"--
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Matar, Hisham, 1970-, Matar, Hisham, 1970- -- Travel -- Libya, Matar, Hisham, 1970- -- Family, Matar, Jaballa, Matar, Hisham, 1970- -- Voyages -- Libye, Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography, Fathers and sons -- Biography, Missing persons -- Libya, Romanciers américains -- 21e siècle -- Biographies, Pères et fils -- Biographies, Personnes disparues -- Libye, Families, Fathers and sons, Missing persons, Novelists, American, Libya, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biographies, Travel, American Authors, English Authors, Biography, Travel writing, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood, Authors, biography, Political prisoners, Libya, history, Libya, description and travel, Vater, Entführung, New York Times reviewed, Family, Famille, American Novelists, Romanciers américains, Pères et fils, Personnes disparuesPeople
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Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between
2017, Penguin Books, Limited
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The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
Apr 04, 2017, Vintage Canada
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Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
2016, Penguin Books, Limited
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Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between
2016, Penguin Books, Limited
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Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between
2016, Random House, Incorporated
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The return: fathers, sons, and the land in between
2016, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books
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The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
Jul 05, 2016, Knopf Canada
hardcover
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Return, The
Sep 20, 2016, Audible Studios on Brilliance, Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
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