Here we are at our first book fair without you, dear friend. Just as we missed you a few weeks ago in Oujda, at the fourth edition of the Maghreb Book Fair, which you never missed. We will therefore no longer see you wandering the alleys of the fair, saluting your friends, colleagues and authors, and always standing on your book stand, except on a few occasions last year when illness began to take its grip on you. Always on your feet, except for a few times last year, when your fatigue began to claim you. Standing on the Croisée des chemins stand, handing out books and offering comments on your latest publications. You were enthusiastic and tireless. Curious and inventive, always open to new publishing adventures.