Amin KhanAmin Khan was born in Algiers during the Algerian War of Independence in1956. He grew up in a revolutionary family, writing poetry, and nurturing interests in philosophy and politics. Studies at the University of Algiers, the University of Oxford andthe Insitut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris followed. As a diplomat and international civil servant, he held positions at the United Nations (New York), The World Bank (Washington, D.C.) and UNESCO in Paris, where he now lives with his family. His books include Les Mains de Fatma (Sned, 1982), Archipel cobalt (MLD, 2010), and Arabian blues (MLD, 2012), winner of the first Prix Méditerranée de la poésie « Nikos Gatsos ». Read More Read Less