Fethia Hechmi
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Native name
فتحية الهاشمي
Born1955 (age 69–70)
OccupationWriter • Novelist • Poet
LanguageArabic
Fethia Hechmi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | فتحية الهاشمي |
| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) |
| Occupation | Writer • Novelist • Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Notable awards | 2009 Credif Prize for Best Writing by a Tunisian Woman |
Fethia Hechmi (Arabic: فتحية الهاشمي, romanized: Fatḥiyya al-Hāshimī) (b. 1955) is a Tunisian novelist.[1] She published her first collection of poems entitled al-Uqḥuwān al-maṣlūb alā al-shifah in 2002, and her first novel Ḥāfiyat al-rūḥ (novel) in 2002.[2] Her 2009 novel Maryam tasquṭ min yadd Allāh has been recognized for its experimental style.[3] She was active in the 2011 Tunisian revolution and has been a prominent voice on Tunisian politics since then.[4][2]
