Rajae Benchemsi is a Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot

Maurice Blanchot

Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist. His work had a strong influence on post-structuralist philosophers such as Jacques Derrida.-Works:...

.She has published collections of poetry in Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 and in France

France

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Fracture du désir, a collection of articles published by Actes Sud in 1998. In 2006, she wrote 'Houda et Taqi'. Rajae Benchemsi is also the host of a Moroccan television program on books.