My Friends (novel)
| Author | Hisham Matar |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House |
Publication date | 2024 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom/Libya |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 9780812994841 |
My Friends is a 2024 novel by Hisham Matar published by Penguin Random House. The novel tells the story of three Libyan friends living in London as exiles from their country. The story follows their intertwined lives from the 1980s to the 2011 Arab Spring. Fearing retribution from the Gaddafi regime, they are fearful of returning to their own country or contacting their families.
Similar to Matar' previous works, the novel focuses on themes of government oppression and violence, as well as the lives of exiles abroad.
The novel was nominated for several awards; it was longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, nominated for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction, and won the Orwell Prize for political fiction and the 2025 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award for fiction.