Author Hisham Matar, known widely for In the Country of Men, has released a biographical account of his journey that inspired his first novel. As he searched for information about his missing father from the Gaddafi regime, he returns to his childhood home in Libya. Beautifully written and brutally honest, Matar brings the controversy of the Libyan dictatorship to the forefront. West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel has a review.
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Book Review: The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
