Amina Said
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Amina Said, also spelled Amina Saïd (born 1953 in Tunis
) is a francophone
Tunisia
n author.
Said was born to a Tunisian father and a French mother and has been living in Paris since 1978 where she studied Literature at the Sorbonne
. She has published several books of poetry
, Tunisian folk stories, short stories and essays. Much of her work has been translated into several languages, mainly Arabic, German, Turkish, English and Italian. Said has translated works by the Filipino
writer Francisco Sionil Jose
from English into French.
Said received the Jean Malrieu Prize in 1989 for Feu d'oiseaux and in 1994 the Charles Vildrac
Prize. She is a member of the jury (poetry) for the Max-Pol Fouchet Prize. The Australian composer Richard Mills
used her poetry for his work Songlines of the Heart's Desire (2007.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
) is a francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n author.
Said was born to a Tunisian father and a French mother and has been living in Paris since 1978 where she studied Literature at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. She has published several books of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, Tunisian folk stories, short stories and essays. Much of her work has been translated into several languages, mainly Arabic, German, Turkish, English and Italian. Said has translated works by the Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
writer Francisco Sionil Jose
F. Sionil José
F. Sionil José or in full Francisco Sionil José is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society...
from English into French.
Said received the Jean Malrieu Prize in 1989 for Feu d'oiseaux and in 1994 the Charles Vildrac
Charles Vildrac
Charles Vildrac , born "Charles Messager", was a French playwright and poet.Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse...
Prize. She is a member of the jury (poetry) for the Max-Pol Fouchet Prize. The Australian composer Richard Mills
Richard Mills
Richard John Mills AM, DMus BA Qld, is an Australian conductor and composer. He currently works as Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera and Artistic Consultant with Orchestra Victoria...
used her poetry for his work Songlines of the Heart's Desire (2007.
Selected works
- Paysages, nuit friable, 1980, Éditions Barbare
- Métamorphose de l'île et de la vague, 1985, Arcantère, Paris
- Sables funambules, 1988, Arcantère/Écrits des Forges ISBN 2-89046-122-X
- Feu d'oiseaux, 1989, Les Cahiers du Sud, Marseille
- Nul autre lieu, 1992, Écrits des Forges, Quebec ISBN 2-89046-262-5
- L'une et l'autre nuit, 1993, Editions le Dé bleu, France
- Marcher sur la Terre, 1994, Éditions de la Différence, Paris
- Gisements de lumière, 1998, Éditions de la Différence, Paris