In the Country of Men: A Novel

In the Country of Men: A Novel

Authors

Hisham Matar

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“The truth couldn’t be kept away, it was cunning, sly-natured, seeping through at its own indifferent pace.” In Hisham Matar’s debut novel, a Libyan boy must come to terms with difficult truths about Libya, loyalty, and truth when his father disappears. On the surface a story of the violence and absurdity of life during the rule of Muammar al-Qaddafi, In the Country of Men describes the politics of childhood more than the politics of nations. Just as the plot brilliantly unfolds in unpredictable ways, we are catapulted forward to the next decade. We are left to reflect on the ties that bind us all—the universal embarrassments and frustrations of childhood, the challenge of constructing meaning from memory, and the presence of unavoidable truths.

ISBN

9780385340434

Publication Date

2008

Publisher

Dial Press Trade Paperbacks

City

New York, NY

Document Type

Book

Keywords

Muslim Journeys, Libya, Loyalty, Truth, Violence, Politics of childhood, Constructing meaning from memory, Unavoidable truths

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Religion

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