Written in English
Booker 2006 · Shortlist
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men
Hisham Matar · 36 when first published
Novel · 256 pages · Coming of age, Politics, Family
AI-generated summary:Tripoli, 1979: a boy of nine glimpses his father, supposedly abroad on business, across the busy market in dark glasses, and is drawn into a frightening adult world of secrets and fear.