bˈuːdʒɛdɹɚ ɹˈoʊt ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, æt wˌɪtʃ pˈɔɪnt hiː swˈɪtʃt tə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn ˈæɹɐbˌɪk, ˈɔfən tɹænslˈeɪɾɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːks bˈæk ænd fˈɔːɹθ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
Boudjedra wrote in French from 1965 to 1981, at which point he switched to writing in Arabic, often translating his own works back and forth between the two languages.