Monia Aljalis

Author and Poet L’Extase (Seuil, 2024), Le Bœuf Monstre,

Monia Aljalis is a Franco-Tunisian writer, poet, performer and literature teacher whose work explores themes of identity, transmission, and spiritual dissonance in contemporary life. Her debut novel, L’Extase (Seuil, 2024), follows Leyla, a young woman drifting through Paris, caught between inherited beliefs and modern desire.

She is the founder of Le Bœuf Monstre, a Paris-based artistic collective dedicated to cross-disciplinary experimentation, and Toile Noire, an experimental music duo. Her work has been awarded the Prix Amic by the Académie Française.