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

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/podcastnoor www.noortagouri.com/podcastnoor ⠀ ~ All socials @noor ~ www.facebook.com/noor www.instagram.com/noor www.tiktok.com/@noor www.youtube.com/noor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastnoor/message