Dr. Hosam Aboul-Ela: "In the Country of Men" by Hisham Matar

Book Discussion #1: Thurs, Sept. 26th, 2 p.m. "In the Country of Men" by Hisham Matar Lecture presentation: Dr. Hosam Aboul-Ela, University of Houston Literature Professor “In Matar’s debut novel, a Libyan boy must come to terms with difficult truths about Libya, loyalty, and truth when his father disap- pears...We are left to reflect on the ties that bind us all - the universal embarrassments and frustrations of childhood, the challenge of constructing meaning from memory, and the presence of unavoidable truths.”