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I like Hisham Matar’s way of writing, though I find it difficult to describe exactly why. His metaphors are beautiful without being complicated; they are vivid yet simple. His writing is deeply sensory, making emotions and memories feel tangible.

Reading him gives me the sense that he carries an entire world inside himself and is patiently placing it on the page. There is an intimacy to his prose, as if he is speaki