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About the Author

Hisham Matar is an acclaimed Libyan-American author whose introspective and poignant narratives explore themes of exile, family, and the lingering shadows of political upheaval. Born in New York City to Libyan parents, he spent much of his childhood in Tripoli before his family fled Gaddafi's regime, an experience that profoundly shapes his writing. Matar's debut novel, In the Country of Men, garnered international praise for its vivid portrayal of life under dictatorship, earning him the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. His memoir, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land Between, delves into his personal quest to uncover the fate of his father, who disappeared into the regime's prisons, blending memoir with cultural reflection. A professor of creative writing, Matar continues to illuminate the human cost of authoritarianism through his elegant prose.