Hisham Matar
Libyan-British novelist whose In the Country of Men was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The Return, his memoir about searching for his disappeared father, won the Pulitzer Prize. He is one of the most celebrated Arab writers in English.
Works
- In the Country of MenBoy navigates political repression and masculinity in Qaddafi's Libya
- Anatomy of a DisappearanceMan searches for his missing father while confronting his own silence and complicity
- The ReturnAuthor returns to Libya after exile to reckon with loss and family legacy
- A Month in SienaMeditation on art, history and human connection set in Renaissance Italy
- My FriendsEssays exploring friendship, memory and the meaning of artistic legacy