Habib Selmi

Habib Selmi (Tunisian Arabic: حبيب السالمي) (born 31 January 1951) is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer.^[1]

Early life[]

He was born in Al-Ala near the historic city of Kairouan. To date, he has published eight novels and two short story collections.

Career[]

His books include:

• Jabal al-'Anz (Goat Mountain), 1988
• Surat Badawi Mayyit (Portrait of a Dead Bedouin), 1990
• Matahat al-Raml (Sand Labyrinth), 1994
• Hufar Dafi'a (Warm Pits), 1999
• Ushaq Bayya (Bayya's Lovers), 2002
• Asrar Abdallah (Abdallah’s Secrets), 2006
• Rawaïh Marie-Claire (The Scents of Marie-Claire), 2008

Selmi's novel The Scents of Marie-Claire was shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize. His work has been translated into a number of languages, including English and French, and has featured in multiple issues of Banipal magazine.

Selmi has lived in Paris since 1985 where he teaches Arabic literature.

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