- Booker Prize 2006 · Shortlist
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men
Hisham Matar (born 1970)
English editions
Written in EnglishIn the Country of Men
Penguin · United Kingdom · 6 August 2015 · Paperback · 256 pages
In the Country of Men
Viking · United Kingdom · 2006 · Hardcover · 256 pages
In the Country of Men
The Dial Press · United States · 30 January 2007 · 256 pages
In the Country of Men
Random House Trade Paperbacks · United States · 26 February 2008 · Paperback · 272 pages
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Tripoli, summer 1979. Suleiman, nine, spends his days in childhood routines: trips to the ancient ruins near the city, games with friends in the blazing heat, presents his father brings back from frequent trips abroad. At night he keeps his mother company as she tells him bitter, disturbing stories from the family's past. One day in the market he spots his father, in dark glasses, across the square at a time when he should be away. What is he doing there, and why the lie? Suleiman is drawn into a world beyond his understanding: a ringing phone signals danger, his mother burns his father's beloved books, a stranger waits outside in a car all day, and the father of his closest friend disappears, only to be shown under interrogation on state television.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Coming of age, Politics, Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Libya, 1979
- First published
- 2006
- Author's age
- 36 when first published
- ISBN
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9780670916399 (Viking, United Kingdom)
9780385340427 (The Dial Press, United States)
9780385340434 (Random House Trade Paperbacks, United States)
9780241973622 (Penguin, United Kingdom)
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