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“Two things stood out as I read Anatomy of a Disappearance . First, there was the quiet power of the language, and the author's control of it. Second, there was Hisham Matar's ability to tell a story that from the first sentence seems inevitable, yet is full of surprises. I was moved and... read more
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Summary edit
Born into exile, 11-year-old Nuri, the son of worldly parents who fled the revolution in their Arab country, is transfixed along with his widowed father by an Arab-English woman who joins their family, a situation that is complicated by Nuri's father's disappearance.
Characters/People edit
- Mona: Nuri's stepmother
- Monsieur Hass: The family's Swiss lawyer
- Naima: The family's maid in Cairo
- Alexei: Nuri's roommate in boarding school
- Beatrice Benameur: Kamal's longtime lover
- Mr Galebraith: Add a description of this character.
- Taleb: Kamal's good friend, lives in Paris
- Gamaal: The porter's son
- Toby: Mona's boyfriend
- Mama: Nuri's mother
- Abdu: The driver
- Martin Durand: A Detective in the Swiss police
- Charlie
- Nafisa
- Magda Marina: The name of the hotel where Nuri and his father first met Mona.
- Kamal El-Alfi: Nuri's father, married Mona after mama's death
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
There are times when my father's absence is as heavy as a child sitting on my chest.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Hisham Matar (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: UK
Publication Date: 3 March 2011
ISBN: 9780670916511
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Viking
Country: UK
Publication Date: 3 March 2011
ISBN: 9780670916511
Page Count: 240
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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