In the Country of Men is the story of a 9 yr. old boy trying to make sense of a world where his home is constantly watched, friends & family disap...moreIn the Country of Men is the story of a 9 yr. old boy trying to make sense of a world where his home is constantly watched, friends & family disappear, his mother burns his father's books and executions are televised. The setting is Libya, but could be any totalitarian state. --An especially gripping story to read during this time when Qaddafi, et al, are in the headlines.
"Hisham Matar was born in New York in November 1970 and spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo before moving back to Britain. He studied architecture at Goldsmith’s College and in 1990, when he was a student, his father - a Libyan dissident living in Cairo - was kidnapped, taken back to Tripoli, imprisoned and tortured and there has been no word since 1995. In the Country of Men was his first novel, and shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize in 2006. Matar has lived in London since 1986." http://www.themanbookerprize.com/priz...(less)
This enchanting novel is one that helps Dolly(a character in Marina Endicott's Good to a Fault)cope with her family's crisis.-- A serendipitous way fo...moreThis enchanting novel is one that helps Dolly(a character in Marina Endicott's Good to a Fault)cope with her family's crisis.-- A serendipitous way for me to discover a book I would have loved as a child! I kept wondering if this wonderful tale influenced J.K. Rowling as she invented Hogwarts. The setting is a crumbling estate reminiscent of Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle. (less)
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