Asst. Prof. @UChicago | DPhil @UniofOxford | Literary Critic | Nostalgic Rebels (2025), Évocation d'un mémorial à Venise (2023), Un roman étranger (2017)
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28 May 2025
Thrilled to share that my book will be published by @LivUniPress in a month! This has been a long journey that began nearly a decade ago. Deeply grateful to the friends and colleagues who have supported me along the way bit.ly/3FtoHme #NostalgicRebels #Moroccanliterature
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Jun 11
Passed away yesterday: French-Algerian writer & filmmaker Mehdi Charef. Born in Maghnia (1952), he moved to France at the age of 10. Known for his seminal novel "Le Thé au harem d'Archi Ahmed" (1983), adapted into a film (1985). His recent works are published by @Hors_d_atteinte.
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Jun 10
Forthcoming in August: "Tunisian Literatures: Multilingual Realities, Genealogies, Testimonies" edited by Hanan Natour and Mohamed-Salah Omri @BloomsburyBooks @BloomsburyPub bloomsbury.com/uk/tunisian-l… #Tunisianliterature
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May 11
Tomorrow Tuesday May 12 at 7pm, I'll have the pleasure of presenting my #novel "Venice Requiem", translated by @RosSchwartz and published by @hoperoadpublish, at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, in conversation with the brilliant @oliviasnaije. Looking forward to it! #VeniceRequiem
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يسعدني أن أوقع روايتي "استحضار نصب تذكاري في البندقية" مساء اليوم بعد الساعة الخامسة بجناح دار صفصافة (C33) بمعرض الكتاب بالرباط. الرواية من ترجمة بسنت فؤاد و صدرت مؤخراً بالقاهرة.
Je signe aujourd'hui à 17h mon roman sur le stand de @Sefsafapub au @sielmaroc #salondulivrederabat
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Ma première intervention au #SalonduLivredeRabat où j'anime aujourd'hui une rencontre autour des liens entre la revue "Souffles" et le pionnier #DrissChraïbi, à l'occasion du centenaire de sa naissance. Avec #AbdellatifLaâbi #JocelyneLaâbi #MustaphaDziri #SIEL2026 @CCMEOfficiel
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Apr 28
Had a wonderful time last week at @NorthwesternU where I presented my monograph "Nostalgic Rebels" @LivUniPress. My talk focused on the politics of revolt in the early works of Khaïr-Eddine, Khatibi, and Laâbi. Many thanks to @MENAprogramNU & @youssefboucett for hosting me!
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Apr 16
New book: "Aimé Césaire et Édouard Glissant : Habitation poétique aux Antilles (1930-1960)" by Satoshi Hirota @KobeU_Global @EditionsCG classiques-garnier.com/aime-… #AiméCésaire #EdouardGlissant #Césaire #Glissant #Antilles #poetry #Caribbean #Caribbeanpoetry #poésie @GlissantStudies
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Apr 14
New book: "The Politics of Collaboration: Establishing the French Protectorate in Morocco, 1912–1927" by William A. Hoisington Jr. @thisisUIC @CornellPress cornellpress.cornell.edu/boo… #Moroccanhistory #colonialhistory #Frenchprotectorate #Morocco #Frenchcolonialism
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Apr 10
"It has only happened to me three times in my entire career that I've read a book and thought, I have to translate this" - Deeply humbled by the words of my brilliant translator @RosSchwartz in @inotherwordsbks inotherwordsbooks.co.uk/talk… @hoperoadpublish #VeniceRequiem #translation
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Truly honored to have been in conversation with prominent French anthropologist & sociologist #DidierFassin during his visit to @UChicago. Alongside a lecture & several workshops, we presented "Exile: Chronicle of the Border" @politybooks @SeminaryCoop @uchicago3ct @UChicagoSSD
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The Spanish translation of Jocelyne Laâbi's #memoir @orienteymediter featured in @elpais_cultura ! First published in French as "La Liqueur d'aloès" (2005), it's also available in English & Arabic. Translated into Spanish by Antonio Álvarez de la Rosa. elpais.com/planeta-futuro/20…
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Mar 31
Tomorrow, at @SeminaryCoop, I will be in conversation with French sociologist & anthropologist #DidierFassin about "Exile: Chronicle of the Border" @politybooks, a book co-authored with French sociologist Anne-Claire Defossez. Looking forward to it! semcoop.com/event/didier-fas… #exile
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Mar 30
Delighted to share the first #review of my monograph "Nostalgic Rebels" @LivUniPress in "The Journal of North African Studies". Many thanks to Ninon Vessier @DavidsonCollege for such a thorough and comprehensive review! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #NostalgicRebels #Moroccanliterature
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Mar 23
Passage rapide hier au @salondulivreaf2 dont la 5ème édition se tenait au Réfectoire des Cordeliers. L'occasion de retrouver @rymkhene & notre cheval de mer (Editions La place) mais aussi mes deux romans @PAEditions. Toujours autant de ferveur autour des littératures africaines !
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Mar 19
Passed away yesterday: Moroccan writer, #lexicographer & translator Abdelghani Abou El Azm. Born in Marrakech (1941). Studied at the Sorbonne. Former active member of the Moroccan far left. Author of the modern Arabic dictionary "Al-Ghani Az-Zahir" & three autobiographical works.
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Mar 19
Friends & Colleagues in Brussels: Consider attending this exciting talk on Moroccan journal "Al-Thaqāfa al-Jadīda" (1974–1984) by @ArarouChakib next week at @VUBrussel. Details > clic.research.vub.be/lecture… #Moroccanliterature #literaryjournals
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Mar 18
Forthcoming in April @Georgetown_UP : The English translation by @ErinKTwohig of Algerian writer Maïssa Bey's novel "Bleu blanc vert", first published by @EditionsdelAube in 2006 & republished by @EditionsPoints in 2007. Congratulations Erin! press.georgetown.edu/Book/Bl… #MaïssaBey
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Mar 18
Ravi d'être l'invité du Séminaire Littérature & Sciences Sociales organisé dans le cadre du Programme Afrique de @sciencespo. La rencontre sera animée par @BerthoElara & Thomas Lacroix. RDV le 25 mars à 17h au 9, rue de la Chaise, Paris 7ème @ScPoResearch sciencespo.fr/ceri/en/events…
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Mar 16
Delighted to join the editorial board of Francosphères @LivUniPress ! The journal is now sponsored by the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French & Francophone Studies @FSUartssciences and coedited by Martin Munro and Rebekah Vince #Francosphères #FrancophoneStudies
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Mar 13
Forthcoming in April: "The Jewish Maghreb: North African Experiences in Greater Paris since 1981" by Samuel Sami Everett @BerghahnAnthro berghahnbooks.com/title/Ever… - Congratulations Sami! #NorthAfricanStudies #JewishStudies #UrbanStudies #Anthropology #MaghrebStudies #Maghreb
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