Poetry. Northwest Africa Studies. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated from the French by Dawn Michelle Baude. "VISION OF THE RETURN is an ambitious work that wants to reinvent a space of writing (& breathing). Weary of earlier generations' lyrical excesses, Khan thrives on the quasi-laconic statement ('for him who travels / there is no sadness // there are blades in the heart / and traces in the sky / that are birds') & proposes a language conscious of, & carefully focused on, its own movements."—Pierre Joris

Author City: PARIS FRA

Amin 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 and the 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) and Archipel cobalt (MLD, 2010), as well as the forthcoming Arabian blues (MLD, 2012).