Jean Sénac [SEP] native language
Sénac was an Algerian francophone poet who remained strongly attached to his Algerian nationality despite the French exodus from Algeria in the aftermath of the war of liberation. His poems were largely songs of revolution, which he hoped would help create a world of beauty and brotherhood in an Algeria that was open to all cultures.
His own struggles were strongly linked with his quest to better Algeria through poetry: a profound search for identity, both personal and cultural and his struggle to find acceptance in his homosexuality plagued him throughout his life;
Jean Sénac", Aden, 2005.
- Kai Krienke, "Jean Sénac: The Sun Under the Weapons, Correspondence & Notes from Algeria (Part I & II)", Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative, New York, 2015. .
Films about Jean Sénac.
- Ali Akika, "Jean Sénac, Le forgeron du soleil", 58 mn, Paris, Productions La Lanterne, 2003.
- Abdelkrim Bahloul, "Le soleil assassiné",85 mn, coproduction Franco-Belge,