In the Country of Men

In this extraordinary novel based on a true story Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco and was incarcerated in a secret desert prison complex for nearly 20 years. A wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive. "A masterpiece", said IMPAC Award judges. "A sad and splendid book", said New York Times Book Review.

Author: 
Matar, Hisham
Title: 
In the Country of Men
Publisher: 
Penguin Books Ltd.
Place of Publication: 
Libya
Date: 
2007
Subject Area: 
Fiction
Original Language: 
English
Translator: 
n/a
ISBN: 
0141027037
Description: 

In this extraordinary novel based on a true story Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco and was incarcerated in a secret desert prison complex for nearly 20 years. A wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive. "A masterpiece", said IMPAC Award judges. "A sad and splendid book", said New York Times Book Review.

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