Siham Bouhlal

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Siham Bouhlal (* 1966 in Casablanca ) is an originally Moroccan writer, poet, mediaevalist and translator.

life and work

Bouhlal has lived in Paris since 1984, where she studied literature at the Sorbonne. She translates texts from the Middle Ages and the present from Arabic into French. Her poems revolve around love, passion and the act of love. Her attention is also given to death, loss and absence. “Poetry can be anything - a word, a look, a gesture or a moment of silence,” she says. She also looks at Arabic traditions and the role of women in Islamic society.

Works

  • Et ton Absence se fera Chair , 2015, Éditions Yovana
  • Poèmes bleus , St. Benoît du Sault 2005, Tarabuste
  • Songes d'une nuit berbère, ou La tombe d'épines , with D. de Bournazel, Paris 2007, Al Manar
  • Corps lumière , with D. d. Bournazel, Paris 2008, Al Manar
  • Princesse Amazigh , Paris 2009, Al Manar
  • Tombeau / Das Grab , with K. Zylla, Paris 2009, Al Manar
  • Étreintes , with A. Woda, Paris 2010, Al Manar
  • Mort à vif , with M. Binebine, Paris 2010, Al Manar