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

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

Hisham Matar

238 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

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 78%
informative 74%
reflective 72%
challenging 52%
dark 50%
tense 34%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 23%
fast 6%

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4.23

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