A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit.
Born in New York to Libyan parents, Hisham Matar spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his adult life in England. His debut novel In the Country of Men was published in twenty-nine languages and won numerous international prizes as well as being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, Anatomy of a Disappearance, was published to great acclaim in 2011. He lives in London and New York.
What a brilliant book. The Return reads as easily as a thriller,
but is a story that will stick; a person is lost but gravity and
resonance remain
*Hilary Mantel*
It is likely to become a classic.
*Colm Tóibín*
A total work of art. It reminded me of Solzhenitsyn. It is of the
same importance. I love it.
*James Rebanks*
Wise and agonizing and thrilling to read
*Zadie Smith*
Bristles with arresting wisdom
*Jeremy Paxman*
A treasure for the ages
*Peter Carey*
Tremendously powerful
*Nadeem Aslam*
A magnificent memoir of exile and loss
*Rawi Hage*
One of the essential books of our times
*Adam Foulds*
A profound and powerful meditation on love, loss and exile
*Sunday Express*
A truly remarkable book
*Daily Telegraph*
Stands comparison with the best literature of exile
*Prospect*
[An] extraordinary memoir
*Financial Times*
Marvellously well-handled memoir
*Evening Standard*
A tale of mighty love, loyalty and courage
*Spectator*
A masterful memoir, a searing meditation on loss, exile, grief,
guilt, belonging and, above all, family.
*Book of the Week, Sunday Times*
Beautifully written
*Economist*
Exquisite
*Observer*
An astonishing political thriller
*Mail on Sunday*
[A] profound work of witnessing and grief... leaves a deep
emotional imprint
*Newsday*
A moving, unflinching memoir of a family torn apart by the savage
realities of today's middle east
*Kazuo Ishiguro*
I have always admired Matar's tender and compassionate but equally
strong and compelling voice
*Elif Shafak*
Mr. Matar is not a wonderful writer because his father disappeared
or because his homeland is a mess: he is a brilliant narrative
architect and prose stylist, his pared-down approach and measured
pace a striking complement to the emotional tumult of his material
. . . This book is an extraordinary gift for us all
*Wall Street Journal*
Breathtaking memoir... an elegy by a son who, through his
eloquence, defies the men who wanted to erase his father and gifts
him with a kind of immortality
*Washington Post 10 Best Books of 2016*
The Return moved me to tears and taught me about love and home
*Guardian Books of the Year*
A desolating and powerful account of his son's search for his
father, in life and death
*New Statesman Books of the Year*
Is it a sign, or a consequence, of this dreadful year that the best
books displayed stern lucidity in the face of darkness and death?
Hisham Matar's search for his "disappeared" father in The Return
(note how badly British politicians come out of it)
*Guardian Books of the Year*
A masterpiece . . . Its concision and reserve only heighten the
power of a gripping and agonising story
*Guardian Books of the Year*
The Return is the self portrait of a haunting, a kind of political
ghost story - made more unbearable by the beauty of its prose
*Daily Telegraph Books of the Year*
The intelligence and grace of Matar's writing is fuelled by a
fierce and valid rage
*Observer Books of the Year*
For Matar, hope depends on individuals and families standing by
cherished values
*Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year*
A haunting and terrifying story, told with courage, anger, dignity
and unswerving determination
*Guardian Books of the Year*
Among the best of the year's writing... This book is his masterful
ink-stained resistance
*The Sunday Times*
A beautifully-written memoir that skillfully balances a graceful
guide through Libya's recent history with the author's dogged quest
to find his father'
*Barack Obama*
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