Hisham Matar: We all go through a lot. I'm wary of having material'
Briefly

Years ago, when I was in Paris writing In the Country of Men, I wrote on the back of an envelope a very simple two-line idea for a book about three male friends who end up in different places.
I've always tried to write short books...the scale of this one is different: 30-plus years, told across a two-hour walk.
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