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The Way I See It: Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine

Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine

BBC Radio 3 - The Way I See It, Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine

Writer Hisham Matar chooses Brassaï's photographic study of a man sleeping by the Seine.

British-Libyan writer Hisham Matar finds inspiration in Brassaï's photographic study of a man sleeping by the Seine.

Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art. 

Today's edition features Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art. 

Today's edition features Hisham Matar , the American-born British-Libyan writer whose memoir of the search for his father, The Return, won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.  He has chosen a photograph by Hungarian–French photographer Brassaï, which is biographic in its own way, featuring a man sleeping by the River Seine, taken in 1932.  What inspiration will the award-winning novelist take from this image?

Producer: Tom Alban

Main Image: Brassaï (Gyula Halász), Man Sleeping Along the Seine (Homme endormi au bord de la Seine),
1932. Gelatin silver print, 11 5/8 x 9 1/8" (29.6 x 23.2 cm). David H. McAlpin Fund, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2526.1967. © Estate Brassaï-RMN

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Leading creative thinkers choose an artwork from MoMA and talk about how it inspires them.

Leading creative thinkers choose an artwork from the Museum of Modern Art, and talk about how it inspires or provokes, thrills or surprises them. Presented by Alastair Sooke.

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