Hangman Av Maya Binyam

<p><b>'A gripping tale of homecoming and loss... ruthlessly honest and startlingly beautiful... profound and unforgettable' Maaza Mengiste, author of <i>The Shadow King</i></b></p><p>'Daring, intellectually rich, and unsettlingly hilarious. We have a powerful new voice in Maya Binyam, one who knows how to make a story sing' Alexandra Kleeman, author of <i>Something New Under the Sun</i></b></p><p>'A subtle and peculiar novel about subtle and peculiar things - home, exile, injustice, family, return and life itself... a remarkable book' Keith Ridgway, author of <i>A Shock</i></b></p><p><b>'A strikingly masterful debut... a clean, sharp, piercing - and deeply political novel' Namwali Serpell, author of <i>The Furrows</i></b></p><p>__________</p><p>A man returns home to sub-Saharan Africa after twenty-six years living in exile in America. When he arrives, he finds that he doesn't recognize the country, or anyone in it. Thankfully, someone at the airport knows him - a man who calls him brother. As they travel to this man's house, the purpose of his visit comes into focus: he is here to find his real brother, who is dying.</p><p>Hangman is his tragicomic journey through homecoming and loss. It is a hilarious and twisted odyssey, peopled by phantoms and tricksters, aid workers and taxi drivers, the relatives and riddles that lead this man along a circuitous path towards the truth. This is the strangley honest story of one man's search for refuge - in this world and the one that lies beyond it.</p><p><b>An existential journey, a tragic farce, a slapstick tragedy: <i>Hangman</i> is the shockingly original debut novel about exile, diaspora and the search for Black refuge, from a thrilling new literary voice</b></p>