The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between by Hisham Matar

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

Hisham Matar

288 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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From Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Hisham Matar, a memoir of his journey home to his native Libya in search of answers to his father's disappearance. In 2012, after the overthrow of Qaddafi, the acclaimed novelis...

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Moods

emotional 84%
sad 76%
reflective 70%
informative 64%
challenging 45%
dark 42%
tense 25%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 31%
fast 6%

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