During this period, he devoted himself to journalism and literature. Several of his books were published during his administrative career as well as two monthly newspapers which were directed by him: Tunis littéraire et artistique ("Literary and Artistic Tunis") and Le Petit Tunisien ("The Little Tunisisen").[2] He also wrote for the La Presse de Tunisie and contributed to the L'Action tunisienne until the end of 1972.[2]