The return: fathers, sons, and the land in between
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9780812994827
9780812985085
9780812985085
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| Grouped Work ID | dd6582ec-aa79-dac0-9dae-c26cf54047f1 |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | return fathers sons and the land in between |
| Grouping Author | hisham matar |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-16 19:23:08PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-16 19:24:26PM |
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Matar, Hisham, 1970-
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Matar, Hisham
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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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Wake County Public Libraries
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9780812994827
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2016
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Random House
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Authors -- Biography
Biographies
Fathers and sons
Matar, Hisham, -- 1970-
Matar, Hisham, -- 1970- -- Travel -- Libya
Travel writing
Biographies
Fathers and sons
Matar, Hisham, -- 1970-
Matar, Hisham, -- 1970- -- Travel -- Libya
Travel writing
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The return : fathers, sons, and the land in between
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The return : fathers, sons, and the land in between / Hisham Matar
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The return
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fathers, sons, and the land in between
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Authors
Fathers and sons
Matar, Hisham
Travel
Fathers and sons
Matar, Hisham
Travel
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| Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
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| ils:713196 | Book | Books | First U.S. edition | English | Random House | [2016] | 243 pages : map ; 22 cm |
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