In his new novel more than a decade ago, Hisham Matar explores themes that have long concerned him: exile, family, and dissidence to the Gaddafi regime in Libya while navigating the often-murky space between freedom and oppression. My Friends is a story of encounters and how community provides emotional nourishment even when it changes over time. Khaled, Matar’s protagonist, reminisces about his life as he walks home one evening. His series of flashbacks told over a two-hour stroll into physical London and the metaphorical fog of memory consider comings and goings and how two decisive friends,…