Abdelkéir Khatibi
Abdelkéir Khatibi (1938-2009) is considered one of the most prominent writers of postcolonial Francophone literature from North Africa. His list of works include thirty-six separate titles. During his lifetime he won literary and intellectual prizes in Morocco and France. Khatibi is known for works of literary and social criticism such as Maghreb pluriel as well as for experimental fiction in titles such as Amour bilingue a work of anti-autobiography in La mémoire tatouée and poetry, including this volume and Aimance.