In search of my father and his fate

By Jason Steger
Updated April 19 2017 - 9:43am, first published April 7 2017 - 12:09pm

It's an early spring afternoon in west London. The open sitting-room window in Hisham Matar's flat ushers in a welcome warm breeze, the rumble of nearby trains and the squawking of gulls. Tranquil in town, but the birds' presence means rough weather out at sea.

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