My Friends | Hisham Matar key

My Friends | Hisham Matar keyWINNER OF THE 2024 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE One of Publishers Weekly Top Ten Books of the Year A masterly (The New York Times), riveting (The Atlantic) novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile, from the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Return. Quite possibly Hisham Matar's best work

another intruder arrives--an intruder who can help them put a stop to Chuck's crimes once and for all

she has to survive the war being waged against her mind:

and hair as shiny as a mirror

but they're also fun

meet at a taverna on the island they both call home

I was seriously impressed

Throughout your existence

Kareem is stuck between

Growing up in the Kegari slums

Suárez dissects that prevailing mindset rather than viewing the land through its lens

And then Maria finds a locked gate to an off-limits garden

But with family comes family secrets—Leena’s mom’s