Samira Negrouche
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Born | 13 September 1980 Algiers, Algeria | (age 44)
Occupation | writer, poet, essayist |
Nationality | Algeria, Algerian |
Literary movement | Francophone literature Algerian literature |
Samira Negrouche, francophone Algerian writer and poet, born in Algiers, in September 13, 1980. Also a Medical Doctor, she lives and works in Algeria.[1]
Career
Negrouche is mainly known for her poetry, but also for her prose, her academic and dramatic texts, and her other creative writings. Furthermore, she translates Algerian contemporary poetry written in Arab and other regional languages called "minoritaries" into English and French. Also, she works in various fields, such as video, theater, dance, photography and diverse visual arts expressions.
The author received a scholarship from the National Book Centre to pursue a stage in France during 2004 and 2005. In 2009, in Lyon, performing with the Greek musician and singer Angelique Ionatos in "Without precaution ..." she influenced public opinion. In 2012, she edited contemporary Algerian poetry written in French published by éditions l'Amandier under the title "Quand l'Amandier refleurira"
Negrouche is regularly invited to participate in international literary events, in which she often reads poetry and coordinates and manages different activities.[2]
Negrouche is a member of the international committee to the festival "Voice of the Mediterranean" Lodève[3] and general secretary to the Algeria PEN club. She also creates CADMOS, a cultural association for the preservation of Mediterranean cultural patrimony.[4]
Her poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages among those books in Spanish, Italian and Bulgarian.[5]
Bibliography
- Faiblesse n’est pas de dire… Algiers: Barzakh, 2001.
- Les Vagues du silence, by Yasminah Salih, Alger: Al Ikhtilef, 2002. (Translation)
- L’opéra cosmique, Algiers: Al Ikhtilef, 2003.
- Iridienne, Echalas: Color Gang, 2005.
- A l'ombre de Grenade, Toulouse A.P l'étoile, 2003 ; Lettres Char-nues, Algiers 2006.
- Cabinet secret, Echalas: Color Gang, 2007.
- Le Jazz des oliviers, Blida: Editions du Tell, 2010.
- Quand l'Amandier refleurira, Anthology, 2012.
- Six arbres de fortune autour de ma baignoire, Mazette, Paris 2017.
Anthologies and joint works
- J’ai embrassé l'aube d'été, Villeurbanne: Editions La Passe du vent, 2004.
- L’Heure injuste !, Villeurbanne: Editions La Passe du vent, 2005.
- Départements et territoires d'outre-ciel, Villeurbanne: Editions La Passe du vent, 2006.
- Dans le privilège du soleil et du vent, Villeurbanne: Editions La Passe du vent, 2007.
- Pour Tous !, Villeurbanne: Editions La Passe du vent, 2009.
- Triangle : Poésies en traduction, Alger: Alpha, 2009.
- Samira Negrouche (ed.), Lignes d'horizons, Blida: Editions du Tell, 2010.
- Samira Negrouche (ed.), Quand l'amandier refleurira, Anthologie de poètes algériens contemporains, Paris: Editions de l'Amandier, 2012
Translations of her work
- "Il palo elettrico soltanto", tr. to Italian by Giovanni Dettori, in "Soliana", n°1, (Cagliari), nov. 2007. Cultural review, p. 21-25.
- Jazz degli ulivi, translation into Italian by Annie Urselli, Alberobello, Italy: Poiesis Editrice, coll. Diwan della poesia, 2011.
- A ciento ochenta grados, translation to Spanish and preface by Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau, Rosario – Buenos Aires, Argentine: Gog y Magog, 2012.
External links
- TV program Bibliothèque Médicis, Spéciale Algérie: Le dialogue des cultures, 09/03/2012. Samira Negrouche, Maïssa Bey, Chantal Lefevre and Dalila Nadjem; TV host Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, in Public Sénat.
- Samira Negrouche, Paris Match
- Samira Negrouche, Actualités Elmoudjahid
- Samira Negrouche, Revue Transcript
About Samira Negrouche
- Eric Pessan, François Bon, Arno Bertina, Il me sera difficile de venir te voir: correspondances littéraires sur les conséquences de la politique française d'immigration, La Roque d'Anthéron: Vent d'ailleurs, 2008.
- Eric Sarner, Un voyage en Algéries, Paris: Plon, 2012.
- Érik Orsenna, L’Avenir de l'eau, Petit précis de mondialisation n°2, Joseph Kessel Price, Paris: Fayal, 2009.
References & Notes
- ^ Samira Negrouche, ParisMatch, july 08, 2012
- ^ "Le dernier diabolo - France Culture". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Les Voix de la Méditerranée, festival de poésie à Lodève". www.herault.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Le jazz des oliviers, poésie de Samira Negrouche : La mémoire des mots ciselés de passion". www.elmoudjahid.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Carlos Alvarado -". Carlos Alvarado (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
Part of the author's biography is taken from: Samira Negrouche, Le Jazz des oliviers, Blida: Editions du Tell, 2010.