Hédi André BouraouiCM (born July 16, 1932 in
Sfax,
Tunisia) is a
Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic,[1] who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] He has also received a number of literary awards in Canada, France, and Tunisia.
^Touya de Marenne, Éric (2011) "Hédi Bouraoui et les limites de la théorie postcoloniale : approche transpoétique et nomadique," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 77 : No. 1 , Article 11.