Hangman is a 2023 debut novel by the American writer Maya Binyam. It was published by Macmillan. The novel is a surreal story about an exile returning home to Sub-Saharan Africa to visit his sick brother. It explores the themes of empathy, foreign aid, social responsibility, hospitality, and injustice.
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The Paris Review No. 241 — Fall 2022 · Sep 1, 2022
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