A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar 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 Matars 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography 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. Review An intensely moving book, at once an affirmation of lifes quiet dignities in the face of loss and a portrait of a city that comes to stand for all cities * The Economist *This slim, beautifully produced book, sparkles with brilliant observations on art and architecture, friendship and loss. Matars prose is exquisitely measured and precise - not unlike one of the paintings from the Sienese school that he has admired for so many years * PD Smith, Guardian *This book tells us much about the extraordinary power of art to inspire * Literary Review *What a jewel this is, driven by desire, grief, yearning loss, illuminated by hope, the kindness of strangers continually making tribute to the delicacy and grace of the Arab home the author lost so many years ago * Peter Carey, The Australian, Books of the Year *A fluid series of meditations on the big questions of life, on love, faith, time and on the nature and purpose of art, the influence of architecture and, most important of all to this author, grief, mourning and memory * Spectator *Mingles insightful and often moving art history with frank personal recollection in a way that reminds us of the communality we share not only with our contemporaries, but with all historical epochs. I can think of no better expression of the humane than this economical, modest, yet altogether breathtaking book * New Statesman *Hisham Matar is a brilliant narrative architect and prose stylist, his pared-down approach and measured pace a striking complement to the emotional tumult of his material * Wall Street Journal *What interests him in this art is the human knowledge the painter is trying to convey. The description is exact and graceful, as Matars prose tends to be * New York Times, 11 New Books We Recommend This Week *A Month in Siena bears all the hallmarks of Matars writing: it is exquisitely constructed and the use of language is precise and delicately nuanced without pretension. And there is a deceptive simplicity to his endeavour: to look at art. What emerges is an altogether more complex philosophical exploration of death, love, art, relationships and time * Financial Times *A deeply moving, engrossing book. Written in elegant, concise prose, it is a remarkable mediation on life, loss, mourning, exile, friendship and the power of art * Wall Street Journal *Hisham Matar has the quality all historians - of the world and the self - most need: he knows how to stand back and let the past speak * Hilary Mantel *A thing of beauty and wisdom * Monocle *A dazzling exploration of arts impact on his life and writing, and a moving contemplation of grief * Financial Times *An exquisite, deeply affecting book * Evening Standard *Everybody should get to spend a month with Mr. Matar, looking at paintings * Zadie Smith *Bewitching . . . Meditating on art, history and the relationship between them, this is both a portrait of a city and an affirmation of lifes quiet dignities in the face of loss * The Economist, Books of the Year * Promotional A moving reflection on the intersection of life and art, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return. Review Text An intensely moving book, at once an affirmation of lifes quiet dignities in the face of loss and a portrait of a city that comes to stand for all cities Review Quote An intensely moving book, at once an affirmation of lifes quiet dignities in the face of loss and a portrait of a city that comes to stand for all cities Promotional "Headline" A moving reflection on the intersection of life and art, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return . Details ISBN0241987059 Author Hisham Matar Pages 128 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0241987059 ISBN-13 9780241987056 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 914.5581049312 Language English Publication Date 2020-08-06 UK Release Date 2020-08-06 Alternative 9780241987063 Audience General NZ Release Date 2020-06-28 AU Release Date 2020-06-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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