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Hisham Matar, Author

Stephen Sackur speaks to Hisham Matar, a Libyan novelist whose father remains one of the disappeared of the Gaddafi regime. How quickly can Libyans heal their country's wounds?

The Gaddafi era is over - after four decades of dictatorship Libyans have an opportunity to dismantle his republic of fear and build something better. But will they? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Hisham Matar, a Libyan novelist whose own father remains one of the disappeared of the Gaddafi regime. How quickly can Libyans heal their country's wounds?

30 minutes

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Thu 25 Aug 2011 03:30GMT

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