Hédi A. Jaouad, a native of Tunisia, is a leading scholar of North African literature. He is a Professor Emeritus of French and Francophone Studies at Skidmore College and the founder and editor of Revue CELAAN, a journal dedicated to enhancing our understanding of literature and the arts in North Africa. His numerous essays and articles, written in both French and English, have been published internationally in various journals. He is the author of six books: Browning Upon Arabia: A Moveable East; Limitless Undying Love: The Ballad of John and Yoko; The Brownings’ Shadow at Yaddo; Browningmania: America’s Love for Robert Browning; Fugues de Barbarie: Les Écrivains Maghrébins et le Surréalisme; and Rimbaud et l’Algérie.