Amina Said

Biography

Amina Said was born in Tunisia in 1953 to a Tunisian father and a French mother. She studied English literature at the University of Paris, Sorbonne. She authored twelve books of poetry and several Tunisian folk stories, short stories, and essays that draw from French, Arabic, and Mediterranean influences. She taught English for two years at a university in Tunisia and translated several novels by Filipino writer Francisco Sionil José. Her work has been translated into Arabic, German, Turkish, English, and Italian.

Birth Date

1953-01-01

Place of Birth

Country of Nationality

Tunisia

Sorbonne Université

Sources

"Amina Said." Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/amina-said. Accessed 7 July 2022.

"Amina Said." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 March 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Said. Accessed 18 November 2024.

Hacker, Marilyn. "Amina Said." Poetry International, https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poets/poet/102-19624_Said. Accessed 7 July 2022.