Hisham Matar Reading Order
1 series · 16 books
Hisham Matar is a British-Libyan novelist and memoirist whose literary work explores themes of family, displacement, and political upheaval. His debut novel earned international recognition when it was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, while his powerful memoir about searching for his missing father won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and secured his place as one of contemporary literature's most important voices. His essays regularly appear in major publications including The New Yorker and The Guardian, establishing him as a significant cultural commentator alongside his fiction and life writing.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete16 books
Start with In the Country of Men, the first of 16 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy of a disappearance |
| 2 | Fī bilād al-rijāl |
| 3 | Goya's the Forge |
| 4 | I Found Myself |
| 5 | I Found Myself... the Last Dreams |
| 6 | Lunatics, lovers & poets |
| 7 | Luʼluʼat al-muḥīṭ |
| 8 | Month in Siena |
| 9 | My Friends |
| 10 | My Friends |
| 11 | Niemandsland |
| 12 | Powrot. Ojcowie, synowie i kraj pomiedzy nimi |
| 13 | Solo en el mundo |
| 14 | The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between |
| 15 | עולם של גברים |
| 16 | In the Country of Men 2006 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Hisham Matar written?
- Hisham Matar has written 16 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 2006 to 2006.
- Are Hisham Matar's series complete?
- Hisham Matar has 1 completed series.

