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 tasquṭ min yadd Allāh ( (Maryam falls from the hand of God)) (2016) al-ʿAnkabūt lā yaḥrus al-ʾanbiyāʾ dāʾiman ( (The spider does not always guard prophets))
Poetry
(2002) al-Uqḥuwān al-maṣlūb alā al-shifah ( (A daisy crucified on lips))
Short story collections
(2012) al-Shayṭān yaʿūd min al-manfā ( (Satan returns from exile))
Prizes
(2009) Credif Prize for Best Writing by a Tunisian Woman ()
References