Hédi Bouraoui
Hédi André Bouraoui 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 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, 2010Le Conteur, 2012La Plantée, 2017Poetry
Musocktail, 1966Tremblé, 1969Eclate-Module, 1972Vésuviade, 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, 1986Emergent les Branches, 1986Arc-en-Terre, 1991 Poésies, 1991Emigressence, 1992 Nomadaime, 1995 Transvivance, 1996L'Ange perVers, 1998Illuminations Autistes, 2003 Struga, suivi de Margelle d'un festival, 2004 Sfaxitude, 2005Livr'Errance, 2005In-side Faces/ Visages du Dedans, 2008 Adamesques, 2009Essays
Créaculture I, 1971Créaculture II, 1971The 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, 2007Vingt-quatre heures en tesselles mosaïcales, 2018Honours 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
- 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