American - Writer | 1970 -
Some of the most powerful memories are those when you are very, very young. Adult life is seen through the reflection of complex, rational thought.
Hisham Matar
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Living in hope is a really terrible thing.
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There's something very bizarre about having a father who has disappeared. It's very hard to articulate.
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I sometimes wonder if I would have become a writer if what happened to my father hadn't happened.
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There are two voices: the first says write; the second hardly speaks, but I know what he wants. And if I let him, nothing would get done. He hovers at the edges.
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I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.
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I admire Turgenev, Camus, Proust and Shakespeare, but I've also learnt a lot about writing from composers and artists.
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My father believed in armed struggle.
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Audacity, hope, courage - the Libyans have these in abundance. But all those boring little things - like organization, building a committee - is hard; making decisions and moving ahead is hard.
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From my family alone, Qaddafi had imprisoned five men.
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Political dictatorships take possession not just of money and belongings but of narrative.
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For an overwhelming majority of my life, my country has been a source of pain, fear, and embarrassment.
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