24. Hisham Matar on “Moving On” From Tragedy, Documenting Family Stories, and Connecting with Art

Podcast Noor

Hisham Matar on “Moving On” From Tragedy, Documenting Family Stories, and Connecting with Art⠀Hisham Matar is a Libyan American author and professor best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir “The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between”. It’s gripping tale of Hisham’s life long investigation into his father’s disappearance.⠀Hisham’s award winning novels include: In the Country of Men, Anatomy of Disappearance, and A Month in Siena.⠀In this episode session of Podcast Noor, we dig into the following questions:⠀What does it really mean to move on from tragedy?⠀How do we look at paintings as companions?⠀What is Hisham’s journey and practice of writing a book?⠀What does banning books mean for a society?⠀How can creating art be part of your fate and destiny?⠀How did Hisham’s memoir, “The Return” come to life?⠀What role does Diana, Hisham’s wife, play in his writing?⠀How do we begin to document the unspeakable, so the stories don’t get lost?⠀How do other men react to Hisham’s story and open up about their own relationship with their fathers?⠀What does it really mean to “move on?”⠀What has Hisham learned about committing to the present moment?⠀What did Hisham’s father teach him about how to debate and have a conversation?⠀And how do we truly move forward after tragedy and “find closure”?⠀Theme Music: "Thunderdome (W.T.A)" by Portugal. The Man⠀Follow Hisham:www.instagram.com/hishamjmatar⠀Transcripts & Socials:www.ays.media/podcastnoorwww.noortagouri.com/podcastnoor⠀~ All socials @noor ~www.facebook.com/noorwww.instagram.com/noorwww.tiktok.com/@noorwww.youtube.com/noor