Walid Hajar Rachedi
After growing up in the Paris region, Walid Hajar Rachedi spent seven years in the United States and Latin America, notably in Brazil and Mexico. He is the co-founder and managing editor of Frictions. He is the author of Qu'est-ce que j'irais faire au paradis? (Emmanuelle Collas, 2022, J'ai lu, 2023) and Nos Destins sont liés (Emmanuelle Collas, 2023). In 2022, he was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt du 1er roman 2022, the Prix Orange du Livre and the Prix Senghor du premier roman.
Co-founder of Frictions and Publication Director
The Role of his Life
It's a great day for Mathilde, a young journalism intern. She is preparing to meet and interview the next great star of French cinema, Elias Seidah.
The Wall In Our Eyes
There are walls we can't see, invisible walls that draw lines in our minds. Walid discovers them on vacation on the beaches of Zeralda, where the horizon seems to separate Algeria and France. It's only in Mexico City, when he meets Italian Giuseppe, that these borders become blurred, revealing that identity is built on encounters and memories, far beyond the lines drawn on a map.
