A masterful, intensely moving novel about three friends living in
political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships
can provide - from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning
author of THE RETURN Khaled and Mustafa meet at university in
Edinburgh: two Libyan eighteen-year-olds expecting to return home
after their studies. In a moment of recklessness and courage, they
travel to London to join a demonstration in front of the Libyan
embassy. When government officials open fire on protestors in broad
daylight, both friends are wounded, and their lives forever
changed. Over the years that follow, Khaled, Mustafa and their
friend Hosam, a writer, are bound together by their shared history.
If friendship is a space to inhabit, theirs becomes small and
inhospitable when a revolution in Libya forces them to choose
between the lives they have created in London and the lives they
left behind. 'I have always admired Matar's tender and
compassionate but equally strong and compelling voice' Elif Shafak
General
Imprint: |
Viking
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Hisham Matar
|
Dimensions: |
222 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-40948-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-241-40948-9 |
Barcode: |
9780241409480 |
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