Hisham Matar Writer

Hisham Matar (Arabic: هشام مطر‎) (born 1970)is a Libyan writer. His debut novel In the Country of Men was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. Matar’s essays have appeared in the Asharq Alawsat, The Independent, The Guardian, The Times and The New York Times. His second novel, Anatomy of a Disappearance, was published on 3 March 2011. He currently lives and writes in London.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1970
Birth place
New York City , United States , New York

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Writer

Career start2004
notable work
In the Country of Men
Anatomy of a Disappearance

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Hisham Matar on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1171361.ece
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/08/01/return-to-tripoli-1
  3. http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11956
  4. http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/matar_kunzru_10_15_11
  5. http://www.imtidadblog.com/?p=1101
  6. http://www.litshow.com/hisham-matar-interview
  7. http://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/ohenry/winners
  8. http://www.x-bout.com/awe/jul06.html