Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the world for these writers could not have continued if the book hadn't been written. When you come across a book like that it is a privilege.
Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is an eloquent and restrained portrait of one man's exile. It is a rare narrative in that it charts… - Hisham Matar
Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is an eloquent and restrained portrait of one man's exile. It is a rare narrative in that it charts…
- Hisham Matar
When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my desire to want to know him and hi… - Hisham Matar
When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my desire to want to know him and hi…
I am of the firm opinion that no one should tell writers what to do, or what to write, or how to write. - Hisham Matar
I am of the firm opinion that no one should tell writers what to do, or what to write, or how to write.
Dreams have consequences. There is no turning back. A revolution is not a painless march to the gates of freedom and justice. It is a struggle betwee… - Hisham Matar
Dreams have consequences. There is no turning back. A revolution is not a painless march to the gates of freedom and justice. It is a struggle betwee…
I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth. - Hisham Matar
I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth.
It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist. - Hisham Matar
It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist.
The three things that help writing the most are living, writing, and reading. In that order. - Hisham Matar
The three things that help writing the most are living, writing, and reading. In that order.
Nothing is more acceptable than what we are born into. - Hisham Matar
Nothing is more acceptable than what we are born into.
Grief loves the hollow; all it wants is to hear its own echo. - Hisham Matar
Grief loves the hollow; all it wants is to hear its own echo.
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