This study seeks to examine the temporal structure in Hisham Matar’s novel In the Country of Men through the lens of the structuralist method. It focuses on analyzing chronological paradoxes as one of the most prominent narrative techniques in modern fiction. Hisham Matar employs temporal paradoxes in his novel by disrupting the traditional linear sequence of time and reshaping temporality within the text in ways that enrich meaning, allow for multiple layers of interpretation, and give the narrative a contemplative character interwoven with consciousness, memory, and reality. Keywords: Narrative time, real time, temporal paradox, flashback, foreshadowing, Hisham Matar .