A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar

A Month in Siena

Hisham Matar

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

118 pages | first published 2019

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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 100%
emotional 75%
inspiring 70%
informative 50%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 25%
challenging 15%
lighthearted 15%
adventurous 10%
funny 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 25%
fast 10%

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