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Meet the Writer: Hisham Matar

BOZAR

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Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm

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Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm (CEST)

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Terarkenstraat 2, 1000 Brussel, België, Brussels, Belgium

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Meet the Writer: Hisham Matar
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 ⟶ https://www.bozar.be/en/calendar/meet-writer-hisham-matar

British-Libyan writer Hisham Matar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Return has met with widespread acclaim. At Bozar, he will present his latest novel, My Friends, a deeply personal and reflective work exploring the impact of the Libyan uprising against Gaddafi. Matar explores the power of friendship and the indelible impact of violence. The novel follows Khaled, a Libyan in London, and his childhood friends Mustafa and Hosam, who face the aftermath of a 1984 demonstration against Gaddafi. The revolution in their homeland has set their lives, already shaped by personal and political events, on a new knife-edge.

FR ⟶ L'écrivain britanno-libyen Hisham Matar est unanimement salué pour son ouvrage récompensé du prix Pulitzer Le Retour. À Bozar, il évoquera son dernier roman Mes amis, une œuvre profonde et intime qui explore les conséquences des révoltes contre Kadhafi en Libye. Hisham Matar y sonde la puissance de l'amitié et l'impact indélébile de la violence. Le roman suit Khaled, un Libyen installé à Londres, et ses amis d'enfance Mustafa et Hosam, confrontés aux répercussions d'une manifestation contre Kadhafi en 1984. Leurs vies, marquées par des événements personnels et politiques, sont de nouveau bouleversées par la révolution dans leur pays d'origine.

NL ⟶ De Brits-Libische schrijver Hisham Matar is alom geprezen door zijn met de Pulitzer Prize bekroonde De terugkeer. In Bozar gaat hij in gesprek over zijn jongste roman Vrienden, een diepgaand en persoonlijk verhaal over de gevolgen van de opstanden tegen Khadaffi in Libië. Matar verkent de kracht van vriendschap en de onuitwisbare impact van geweld. De roman volgt Khaled, een Libiër in Londen, en zijn jeugdvrienden Mustafa en Hosam, die geconfronteerd worden met de nasleep van een demonstratie tegen Khadaffi in 1984. Hun levens, gevormd door zowel persoonlijke als politieke gebeurtenissen, worden opnieuw op scherp gezet door de revolutie in hun geboorteland.


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Meet the Writer: Hisham Matar, 21 May | Event in Brussels | AllEvents
Meet the Writer: Hisham Matar
Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm