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Hisham Matar

Hisham Matar is the author of the memoir “The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between,” coming out in July.

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Naima
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Short story about the relationship between a young Arab boy in Egypt and the family maid in the aftermath of his mother’s death.