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. 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.

Published works

Novels 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 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 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

Honours and awards 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 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

Honorary degrees 2003 : Laurentian University 1993 : Chulalongkorn University 1988 : American Academy of Arts and Sciences