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A review by bitajam
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar
4.0
A profound meditation on loss, resilience, and the human need for closure.
“The truth is, no matter how far you travel, you can never leave home. It is in your flesh, your bones, in your shadow.”
“What is extraordinary about memory is that it is insubordinate, and yet it doesn’t lie. It is not a recording device but a force that gathers, transforms, and refracts.”
“We carry the ones we love inside us. Their voices, their gestures, their laughter. Every time I write, I hear my father’s voice.”
“The truth is, no matter how far you travel, you can never leave home. It is in your flesh, your bones, in your shadow.”
“What is extraordinary about memory is that it is insubordinate, and yet it doesn’t lie. It is not a recording device but a force that gathers, transforms, and refracts.”
“We carry the ones we love inside us. Their voices, their gestures, their laughter. Every time I write, I hear my father’s voice.”