Biography of Driss Chraïbi, writer (1926–2007)
Driss Chraïbi was a Moroccan writer in the French language, born in El Jadida. After studying chemistry in Paris, he turned to literature and published Le Passé simple (1954), a landmark novel that critiques Moroccan society and colonialism. His rich and varied body of work addresses themes such as the condition of women, Islam, and immigration. He taught Maghreb literature at Université Laval in Quebec and produced programs for France Culture. His literary and social engagement made him a key figure in Francophone literature.
سيرة حياة دريس شرايبي، كاتب (1926-2007)
دريس الشرايبي (1926-2007) هو كاتب مغربي باللغة الفرنسية، ولد في الجديدة. بعد دراسته للكيمياء في باريس، اتجه نحو الأدب ونشر روايته “الماضي البسيط” عام 1954، وهي رواية بارزة تنتقد المجتمع المغربي والاستعمار. تتميز أعماله بالغنى والتنوع، حيث تناول فيها مواضيع مثل وضع المرأة، الإسلام، والهجرة. قام بتدريس الأدب المغاربي في جامعة لافال في كيبيك، وأنتج برامج إذاعية لـ France Culture. جعل التزامه الأدبي والاجتماعي منه شخصية بارزة في الأدب الفرانكفوني.
Laughter is the spice of life.
الضحك هو ملح الحياة".
A poem-chair
“I adopted the chair, this familiar object, a few decades ago, at a time when I wanted to create art on a human scale in public spaces, while everywhere else people opted for the monumental: it is an object shaped like the body and serves the body. It is difficult to feel exclusive ownership of an object so universally shareable. It is mine when I occupy it, but if I leave it, someone else can claim it as their chair.” Michel Goulet, artist-sculptor
The project Prendre position
Prendre position is a sculpture-installation project of 47 chair-poems to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. They were installed in a flowered meadow created especially for the occasion by the campus estate service.
This artistic installation was conceived by the Quebecois artist-sculptor Michel Goulet, in collaboration with François Massut, founding director of the collective Poésie is not dead.
Each house on the campus is represented by a chair, thanks to a donation from the Maison des étudiants canadiens and the support of the Labrenne group. Each of the 47 chairs is a unique work.
History and architecture of the house
The design of the Maison du Maroc was entrusted to architects Albert Laprade, Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe, and Jean Walter.
