{"product_id":"the-return-pulitzer-prize-winner-by-hisham-matar-9780812985085","title":"The Return (Pulitzer Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e • \u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing—one of \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e’s ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Hisham Matar was a nineteen-year-old university student in England, his father went missing under mysterious circumstances. Hisham would never see him again, but he never gave up hope that his father might still be alive. Twenty-two years later, he returned to his native Libya in search of the truth behind his father’s disappearance. \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of what he found there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize citation hailed \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e as “a first-person elegy for home and father.” Transforming his personal quest for answers into a brilliantly told universal tale of hope and resilience, Matar has given us an unforgettable work with a powerful human question at its core: How does one go on living in the face of unthinkable loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A tale of mighty love, loyalty and courage. It simply must be read.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e (U.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Wise and agonising and thrilling to read.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“[An] eloquent memoir . . . at once a suspenseful detective story about a writer investigating his father’s fate . . . and a son’s efforts to come to terms with his father’s ghost, who has haunted more than half his life by his absence.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“This outstanding book . . . roves back and forth in time with a freedom that conceals the intricate precision of its art.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Truly remarkable . . . a book with a profound faith in the consolations of storytelling . . . a testament to [Matar’s] father, his family and his country.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e (U.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting book about love and hope, but it is also a moving meditation on grief and loss. . . . Likely to become a classic.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Colm Tóibín\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Matar’s evocative writing and his early traumas call to mind Vladimir Nabokov.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Utterly riveting.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A moving, unflinching memoir of a family torn apart.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Kazuo Ishiguro, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Beautiful . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Return,\u003c\/em\u003e for all the questions it cannot answer, leaves a deep emotional imprint.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A masterful memoir, a searing meditation on loss, exile, grief, guilt, belonging, and above all, family. 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