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In the Country of Men 

by

Hisham Matar

In the Country of Men

(2006)
A novel by

Hisham Matar

Awards
The Booker Prize (nominee)
"A poignant story of a child exposed too early to the brutalities of Libyan politics."
J M Coetzee


"In the Country of Men understands that love - despite betrayal, grief, mistrust, rage, political terror - nevetheless remains love. "
Anne Michaels


"Exquisite . . . full of essential truths: the more you read the more you feel the childhood described in it is yours."
Nadeem Aslam




 

On a white-hot day in Tripoli, Libya, in the summer of 1979, nine-year-old Suleiman is shopping in the market square with his mother. His father is away on business - except that he is sure he has just seen his father, standing across the street in a pair of dark glasses. But, why isn't he waving? And, why doesn't he come over when he knows Suleiman's mother is falling apart? From a breathtaking new talent comes an utterly gripping, incredibly emotional novel told from the point of view of a young boy growing up in a terrifying and bewildering world where his best friend's father disappears and is next seen on state television at a public execution; where a mysterious man sits outside the house all day and asks strange questions; where his mother and uncle burn all his father's books when they know what an avid reader he is; and when it seems his father has finally disappeared for good. Soon, the whispers and fears, secrets and lies will become so intense that Suleiman can bear them no longer and in his terrified effort to save his family may end up betraying his friends, his parents and ultimately himself.
 
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July 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0786296410Title: In the Country of Men (Thorndike Core)
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-7862-9641-0 / 978-0-7862-9641-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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January 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0385340427Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-385-34042-7 / 978-0-385-34042-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: The Dial Press
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October 2006 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0670065498Title: In The Country Of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-670-06549-8 / 978-0-670-06549-3 (USA, AU, or UK edition)
Publisher: Viking Canada (AHC)
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July 2006 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0670916390Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-670-91639-0 / 978-0-670-91639-9 (USA, AU, or UK edition)
Publisher: Viking
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Paperback Editions

February 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0385340435Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-385-34043-5 / 978-0-385-34043-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
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March 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0141027037Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-14-102703-7 / 978-0-14-102703-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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February 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0141030445Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-14-103044-5 / 978-0-14-103044-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
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2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0143056727Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-14-305672-7 / 978-0-14-305672-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Dial
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June 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0670916439Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 0-670-91643-9 / 978-0-7394-8400-5 (USA, AU, or UK edition)
Publisher: Viking
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May 2007 : MP3 CD
Cover of ISBN: 1400154189Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 1-4001-5418-9 / 978-1-4001-5418-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Tantor Media
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April 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1400104181Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 1-4001-0418-1 / 978-1-4001-0418-5 (USA edition)
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April 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1400134188Title: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 1-4001-3418-8 / 978-1-4001-3418-2 (USA edition)
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May 2008 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 1605143774Title: In The Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 1-60514-377-4 / 9781605143774 (USA edition)
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May 2008 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 1605148911Title: In The Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
ISBN: 1-60514-891-1 / 9781605148915 (USA edition)
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January 2007 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B000NJL7PKTitle: In the Country of Men
Author(s): Hisham Matar
Publisher: The Dial Press
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