Hédi Bouraoui
Hédi André Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932, in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries. Bouraoui was educated in France and in the United States, in French, English and American literature. In 1966, he joined the faculty at York University in Toronto, Ontario, where he teaches both French and English literature, specializing in African, Caribbean and franco-ontarian literatures.
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Hédi Bouraoui
- Born
- 1932 · Sfax.
- Nationality
- Canada · French protectorate of Tunisia · Tunisia
- Occupation
- poet · storyteller · novelist · university teacher · philologist · writer · literary critic
- Education
- Cornell University · York University
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada · Member of the Order of Canada · Golden Comar for literature
- Languages
- English · French
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Hédi André Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932, in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries. Bouraoui was educated in France and in the United States, in French, English and American literature. In 1966, he joined the faculty at York University in Toronto, Ontario, where he teaches both French and English literature, specializing in African, Caribbean and franco-ontarian literatures.
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He also launched the Canada-Mediterranean Centre (CMC) at the university. In May 2003, he was granted an honorary doctorate from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, in recognition of his contributions to Canadian and world literature. He has also received a number of literary awards in Canada, France, and Tunisia. In 2018, he was named a member of the Order of Canada.
Hédi Bouraoui studied at Cornell University and York University. The recorded working language is English and French. Employment is recorded with University of Toronto and York University. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada and Golden Comar for literature.
• L'Icônaison, 1985 • Bangkok Blues, 1994 • Retour à Thyna, 1996 • La Pharaone, 1998 • Ainsi parle la Tour CN, 1999 • La Composée, 2001 • La Femme d'entre les lignes, 2002 • Sept Portes pour une Brûlance, 2005 • Puglia à bras ouverts, 2007 • Cap Nord, 2008 • Les aléas d'une odyssée, 2009 • Méditerranée à voile toute, 2010 • Le Conteur, 2012 • La Plantée, 2017
Poetry
Poetry
• Musocktail, 1966 • Tremblé, 1969 • Eclate-Module, 1972 • Vésuviade, 1976 • Haïtuvois, suivi de Antillades, 1980 • Tales of Heritage I, 1981 • Vers et l'Envers, 1982 • Ignescent, 1982 • Tales of Heritage II, 1986 • Echosmos, 1986 or • Reflet Pluriel, 1986 • Emergent les Branches, 1986 • Arc-en-Terre, 1991 • Poésies, 1991 • Emigressence, 1992 • Nomadaime, 1995 • Transvivance, 1996 • L'Ange perVers, 1998 • Illuminations Autistes, 2003 • Struga, suivi de Margelle d'un festival, 2004 • Sfaxitude, 2005 • Livr'Errance, 2005 • In-side Faces/ Visages du Dedans, 2008 • Adamesques, 2009
Essays
Essays
• Créaculture I, 1971 • Créaculture II, 1971 • The Canadian Alternative, 1980 • Critical Strategy, 1983 • La Francophonie à l'Estomac, 1995 • La Littérature franco-ontarienne. Etat des lieux, 2000 • Pierre Léon: Poète de l'Humour, 2003 • Transpoétique: Éloge du Nomadisme, 2005 • Perspectives sur la littérature franco-ontarienne, 2007 • Vingt-quatre heures en tesselles mosaïcales, 2018
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Honours
Honours
• 2019: Member of the Order of Canada • 2010: Honorary citizenship of Acquaviva delle Fonti • 2004: Officier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France) • 1993: Medal of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe
Awards
Awards
• 2005: Prize for the best scholarly book, awarded by the Association of French Professors of Canadian Universities and Colleges • 2000: Africa Mediterranean / Maghreb Award • 2000: Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Award • 1999: Comar d'or • 1999: Ontario Award • 1999: Jean-Dalba Award • 1998: Grand prize of Salon du livre de Toronto • 1996: Comar Jury Special Prize • 1995: Grand Prix of the city of Sfax • 1994: France-Canada Award
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Honorary degrees
• 2003: Laurentian University • 1993: Chulalongkorn University • 1988: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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