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Emmanuel Hocquard's 'Écrire Tanger' Reviewed in Artpress

publication · 2026-04-24

The January 2017 issue of Artpress (n°440, p. 80) features a review of Emmanuel Hocquard's work 'Écrire Tanger', focusing on his book 'Ce qui n’advint pas. Une grammaire de Tanger V. Post-scriptum', published by the Centre international de poésie Marseille. Hocquard, a French poet, spent years in Tangier, and this postscript volume continues his grammatical exploration of the city. The review highlights how Hocquard's writing intertwines personal memory with linguistic structure, offering a unique literary cartography of Tangier. The book is part of a larger series that examines the city through fragmented narratives and poetic constraints.

Key facts

  • Artpress n°440 published in January 2017
  • Review appears on page 80
  • Subject is Emmanuel Hocquard's 'Écrire Tanger'
  • Book title: 'Ce qui n’advint pas. Une grammaire de Tanger V. Post-scriptum'
  • Publisher: Centre international de poésie Marseille
  • Hocquard lived in Tangier for many years
  • The book is a postscript to a series on Tangier
  • The work combines personal memory and linguistic analysis

Entities

Artists

  • Emmanuel Hocquard

Institutions

  • Artpress
  • Centre international de poésie Marseille

Locations

  • Tangier
  • Marseille

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