In the country of men
By: Hisham Matar
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780143056720
Subjects: Boys; Exiles; Fiction
Description: In Tripoli, Libya, in the summer of 1979, nine-year-old Suleiman is shopping with his mother. His father is away on business, but Suleiman is sure he has just seen him, standing across the street. This novel is told from the point of view of a young boy growing up in a terrifying and bewildering world.