Hisham Matar
Biography
Hisham Matar
Born in New York City to Libyan parents, Hisham Matar spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his adult life in London. His debut novel, IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award, and won numerous international prizes, including the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, a Commonwealth First Book Award, the Premio Flaiano, and the Premio Gregor von Rezzori. His second novel, ANATOMY OF A DISAPPEARANCE, published in 2011, was named one of the best books of the year by The Guardian and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been translated into 29 languages. He lives in London and New York.
Hisham Matar
