A MONTH IN SIENA

Shortly after completing his searing work of non-fiction, The Return, Hisham Matar set off for Siena, a city he had never visited be fore. His plan was to see the paintings of the Sienese school, to immerse himself in the work of artists he admired perhaps above al l others.This month in Siena would be an extraordinary period in the life of this writer: an immersion in art, a consideration of gr ief and violence, an intimate encounter with the city and its inhabitants. Hisham Matar's short book is the story of how art can con sole and...[Read more]