Audiobook My Friends by Hisham Matar in the ListenBook app
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Book description
## Why This Audiobook Will Stay With You Long After the Last Word
Hisham Matar, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Return, doesn't just tell a story in My Friends-he makes you feel the weight of silence, the sting of exile, and the fragile, vital pulse of true connection. And the audiobook? It's the perfect vessel for this masterpiece.
Imagine hearing Khaled, the young boy in Benghazi, utterly captivated by a bizarre radio tale of a man eaten by a cat. That's not just plot-it's the spark that ignites his entire life. The audiobook's narration holds that moment, making you lean in, just like Khaled did. You feel the radio crackle, the confusion, the sudden, terrifying pull of words that change everything.
Matar's prose is already luminous, but hearing it read aloud? It's transformative. The rhythm of sentences like "The trick time plays is to lull us into the belief that everything lasts forever" lands with profound, almost physical weight. You don't just read the line; you feel time slipping away.
The story's heart is Khaled's journey from Benghazi to Edinburgh, then to the shattered aftermath of a London protest against Qaddafi. The audiobook makes the isolation visceral. You hear the tension in his voice when he knows he can't even call his parents on a tapped line-"to tell his mother and father back home what he has done... would jeopardize their safety." The narrator's subtle pauses here aren't just silence; they're the sound of fear.
Then comes the meeting with Hosam Zowa, the enigmatic author of that cat story. Their friendship becomes Khaled's anchor. The audiobook captures the quiet intensity of these moments-the unspoken understanding, the way a single conversation can rewrite your world. It's not dramatic; it's profound, and the audio makes it feel immediate.
Matar doesn't shy from the hard truths: the agony of choosing between family and safety, the way revolution shatters lives, the slow fraying of bonds under time's pressure. The audiobook's intimacy lets you sit with those uncomfortable truths without flinching.
Why this audiobook works so powerfully:
The voice is the story: Matar's words gain emotional texture when spoken, especially in moments of quiet desperation.
Exile becomes audible: You hear the distance between Khaled and his home, the silence where connection should be.
Friendship feels real: The dialogue and pauses in the narration make the bond with Zowa feel earned and essential.
My Friends isn't just about the past; it's a meditation on how we carry loss, love, and identity forward. The audiobook doesn't just deliver the story-it lets you live* inside it, word by word, breath by breath. It's a devastatingly beautiful, achingly human experience. One of the most resonant literary audiobooks I've encountered in years. Listen. And let it stay with you.
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