Walid Hajar Rachedi

Walid Hajar Rachedi was born in France in 1981 and spent several years in Latin America and the US. His debut novel Qu’est-ce que j’irais faire au paradis? was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize for a debut novel in 2022, and his second novel, Nos destins sont liés, was published in September, 2023.

He is also the co-founder and director of Frictions, an online media platform, widely renowned for its podcast series, which investigate global social issues in a long-form narrative style.

He is currently co-writing a film screenplay, produced for television by Alain Pancrazi (Brain Productions).