Hisham was invited to give this year's lectio magistralis at the Gregor von Rezzori Prize 2024, in the church of Santa Croce in Florence. Sandoe's is proud to publish his essay based on that... read more
Part of the Frick Diptych series, in which a work from their collection receives a pair of critical responses: an essay from a Frick curator and a contribution from a contemporary artist or ... read more
The central event of this measured and sophisticated novel is the shootings outside the Libyan embassy in 1984, which alter forever the lives of three young Libyans. Themes of exile, reticen... read more
John Sandoe's is delighted to be publishing, in association with the Cuckoo Press, our own special limited edition of this magnificent novel, consisting of 50 signed and numbered copies, qua... read more
The central event of this measured and sophisticated novel is the shootings outside the Libyan embassy in 1984, which alter forever the lives of three young Libyans. Themes of exile, reticen... read more
A remarkable memoir whose quality and range has been celebrated already in many excellent reviews. Foreshadowed thematically by his two fine novels, Matar has written an account of his child... read more
A moving and subtle novel about growing up in Libya in the 1970s. Written through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy, it gives a harrowing insight into the way in which political repression penetr... read more
This magical book is really less a memoir than a sequence of short essays on matters arising from the work of Duccio in Siena. The book's closest relative that comes to mind is Sebald's 'Rin... read more