Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleimanâ‚¬s days are circumscribed by the narrow rituals of childhood: outings to the ruins surrounding Tripoli, games with friends played under the burning sun,

In the Country of Men

Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleimanâ‚¬s days are circumscribed by the narrow rituals of childhood: outings to the ruins surrounding Tripoli, games with friends played under the burning sun, exotic gifts from his fatherâ‚¬s constant business trips abroad. But his nights have come to revolve around his motherâ‚¬s increasingly disturbing bedside stories full of old family bitterness. And then one day Suleiman sees his father across the square of a busy marketplace, his face wrapped in a pair of dark sunglasses. Wasnâ‚¬t he supposed to be away on business yet again? Why is he going into that strange building with the green shutters? Why did he lie?

Suleiman is soon caught up in a world he cannot hope to understandâ‚¬"where the sound of the telephone ringing becomes a portent of grave danger; where his mother frantically burns his fatherâ‚¬s cherished books; where a stranger full of sinister questions sits outside in a parked car all day; where his best friendâ‚¬s father can disappear overnight, next to be seen publicly interrogated on state television.

In the Country of Men is a stunning depiction of a child confronted with the private fallout of a public nightmare. But above all, it is a debut of rare insight and literary grace.
Country USA
Brand The Dial Press
Manufacturer The Dial Press
Binding Hardcover
Height 8.54
Length 5.87
Weight 0.8538
Width 0.82
ReleaseDate 2007-01-30
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	The Dial Press
Manufacturer	The Dial Press
Binding	Hardcover
Height	8.54
Length	5.87
Weight	0.8538
Width	0.82
ReleaseDate	2007-01-30
NumberOfItems	1

In the Country of Men

You might also like...