In the Country of Men

The novel follows nine-year-old Suleiman as he narrates his childhood in Libya during the 1970s under Qaddafi's dictatorship, focusing on how the 1969 September revolution impacts his family, the el-Dawanis. The story centers on Suleiman's relationship with his mother as they navigate the political turmoil and oppression of the regime. As an adult looking back, Suleiman recounts the events that shaped his family during this dark period in Libyan history.