The Return by Hisham Matar - ISBN: 9780241966280
Paperback
A son’s journey home, seeking lost father and homeland’s soul.

The Return

Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    2 March 2017

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Summary

A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’ TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2016

The Return is at once a universal and an intensely personal tale. It is an e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241966280
ISBN-10:0241966280
Author:Hisham Matar
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:2 March 2017
Weight:217g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 18mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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 MantelIt 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 RebanksWise and agonizing and thrilling to read – Zadie SmithBristles with arresting wisdom – Jeremy PaxmanA treasure for the ages – Peter CareyTremendously powerful – Nadeem AslamA magnificent memoir of exile and loss – Rawi HageOne of the essential books of our times – Adam FouldsA profound and powerful meditation on love, loss and exile * Sunday Express *

About The Author

Hisham Matar

Hisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents. He 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.

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