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A Month in Siena
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A moving reflection on the intersection of life and art, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return.
Shortly after completing his searing work of non-fiction, The Return, Hisham Matar set off for Siena, a city he had never visited before. His plan was to see the paintings of the Sienese school, to immerse himself in the work of artists he admired perhaps above all others.
This month in Siena would be an extraordinary period in the life of this writer—an immersion in art, a consideration of grief and violence, an intimate encounter with the city and its inhabitants. Hisham Matar's short book is the story of how art can console and disturb in equal measure. It is a profoundly moving contemplation of the relationship between art and the human condition.
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A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar has been praised for its evocative and deeply moving narrative, blending art history with personal reflection. The book is noted for its exquisite prose, meditative exploration of themes like love, grief, and the transformative power of art. Reviewers have lauded Matar's ability to interweave his personal reflections with insightful art analysis, creating a profound contemplation of life's big questions.
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ISBN: 9780241987056
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 225g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Hisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. His memoir The Return received a Pulitzer Prize in 2017. He is also the author of In the Country of Men, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Anatomy of a Disappearance and A Month in Siena. His most recent novel, My Friends, won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2024, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and nominated for the National Book Award. His work has been translated into over thirty languages.
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