The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
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🌍Deep Libya Political Insight
🏆Pulitzer Prize Winner
📚Top 10 NYT Book Review
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Description
📖 Unlock the untold story of love, loss, and legacy—join the conversation everyone’s reading about.
- AWARD WINNING MEMOIR - Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Jean Stein Book Award winner—read what the literary elite are raving about.
- EMOTIONAL LITERARY MASTERPIECE - A gripping narrative blending memoir, detective story, and meditation on grief—impossible to put down.
- UNIVERSAL THEMES OF LOSS HEALING - A powerful exploration of father-son bonds and resilience that resonates across generations.
- EXCLUSIVE POLITICAL CULTURAL INSIGHT - Unprecedented, intimate look inside Libya under Gaddafi’s regime—rare context for global citizens.
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WIDELY CELEBRATED - Named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The Guardian, and more.
The Return by Hisham Matar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir that chronicles the author’s two-decade search for his missing father in Libya. Celebrated for its eloquent prose and profound emotional depth, the book offers a rare, intimate perspective on life under Gaddafi’s regime while exploring universal themes of family, grief, and hope. Recognized as one of the best books of the year by major publications, it is a must-read for those seeking a powerful, thought-provoking narrative.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #60,424 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,145 in Biographies & Memoirs |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (423) |
| Dimensions | 14.83 x 2.13 x 21.87 cm |
| Edition | First Edition |
| ISBN-10 | 0812994825 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0812994827 |
| Item weight | 381 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | 5 July 2016 |
| Publisher | RANDOM HOUSE INC |
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