Rachid KhalessRachid Khaless's books include four collections of poetry: Cantiques du désert (L'Harmattan, 2004), Dissidences (L'Harmattan, 2009), Dans le Désir de durer (the Maison de la Poésie au Maroc, 2014), and Guerre totale andVols, l'éclat (Virgule Editions, 2018), which won the Moroccan Book Prize in 2019. In 2015, Khaless published two novels: Pour qu'Allah aime Lou Lou (Editions Marsam), and Quand Adam a décidé de vivre, (La Croisée des Chemins). Absolut hob was published by Virgule Editions in 2016. Rachid Khaless has notably translated the texts of the poet Hassan Najmi, Un Mal comme l'amour (La Croisée des Chemins, 2016), Yves Bonnefoy, Que ce monde demeure (Maison de la Poésie au Maroc, 2014) and Saâdi Youssef, Poèmes de Tanger, (Virgule Editions, 2018). He holds a doctorate in French literature and is professor at Mohamed V University in Rabat. Read More Read Less