A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar

A Month in Siena

Hisham Matar

118 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Matar was nineteen years old when his father was kidnapped. In the year following he found himself turning to art, particularly the great paintings of the Sienese School. They became a refuge and a way to think about the world outside the urgencie...

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Moods

reflective 95%
emotional 58%
inspiring 51%
informative 46%
relaxing 26%
hopeful 24%
sad 14%
adventurous 12%
challenging 9%
lighthearted 9%
dark 2%
funny 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 26%
fast 9%

Average rating

4.08

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