Hisham Matar on Friendship and Writing from the Margins
DEC 3, 202437 MIN
Hisham Matar on Friendship and Writing from the Margins
DEC 3, 202437 MIN
Description
<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar joins This Being Human to discuss his latest novel, My Friends. He reflects on themes of friendship, exile, and the complexities of writing from the margins. Matar shares how his work explores life's central question: How might we live? Through meditations on cities, memory, and the human condition, he offers a tender and profound view of what it means to connect with others. </p><br><p>To fill out our listener survey, go to agakhanmuseum.org/tbhsurvey. If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, go to <a href="www.agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman</a>.</p><br><p><strong>The Museum wishes to thank Nadir and Shabin Mohamed for their founding support of <em>This Being Human</em>. </strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>