Fethia Hechmi
Tunisian novelist
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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]
Native name
فتحية الهاشمي
Born1955 (age 70–71)
OccupationWriter • Novelist • Poet
LanguageArabic
Fethia Hechmi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | فتحية الهاشمي |
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Writer • Novelist • Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Notable awards | 2009 Credif Prize for Best Writing by a Tunisian Woman |
Works
Novels
- (2005) Ḥāfiyat al-rūḥ (حافية الروح (Bare-footed soul))
- (2007) Minnah Mawwāl (منّة موّال)
- (2009) Maryam tasquṭ min yadd Allāh (مريم تسقط من يد الله (Maryam falls from the hand of God))
- (2016) al-ʿAnkabūt lā yaḥrus al-ʾanbiyāʾ dāʾiman (العنكبوت لا يحرس الأنبياء دائما (The spider does not always guard prophets))
Poetry
- (2002) al-Uqḥuwān al-maṣlūb alā al-shifah (الأقحوان المصلوب على الشفاه (A daisy crucified on lips))
Short story collections
- (2012) al-Shayṭān yaʿūd min al-manfā (الشيطان يعود من المنفى (Satan returns from exile))
Prizes
- (2009) Credif Prize for Best Writing by a Tunisian Woman (جائزة الكريديف لأحسن الكتابات النسائية بتونس)[5]
