Fethia Hechmi

Fethia Hechmi () (b. 1955) is a Tunisian novelist. 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. Her 2009 novel Maryam tasquṭ min yadd Allāh has been recognized for its experimental style. She was active in the 2011 Tunisian revolution and has been a prominent voice on Tunisian politics since then.

Works

Novels

• (2005) Ḥāfiyat al-rūḥ ( (Bare-footed soul))
• (2007) Minnah Mawwāl ()
• (2009) Maryam tasquá¹­ min yadd Allāh ( (Maryam falls from the hand of God))
• (2016) al-Ê¿AnkabÅ«t lā yaḥrus al-ʾanbiyāʾ dāʾiman ( (The spider does not always guard prophets))

Poetry

• (2002) al-Uqḥuwān al-maá¹£lÅ«b alā al-shifah ( (A daisy crucified on lips))

Short story collections

• (2012) al-Shayṭān yaÊ¿Å«d min al-manfā ( (Satan returns from exile))

Prizes

• (2009) Credif Prize for Best Writing by a Tunisian Woman ()

References