Jalila Hafsia

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Jalila Hafsia
Jalila Hafsia (right) greeting Habib Bourguiba
Jalila Hafsia (right) greeting Habib Bourguiba
Born1927
Sousse, Tunisia
OccupationWriter, Journalist
LanguageArabic, French
NationalityTunisian
Notable worksAsh at Dawn (Cendres à l’aube)

Jalila Hafsia (born 1927) is a Tunisian writer. Born in Colonial Tunisia, published one of the first Tunisian novels written in French.

Biography[]

Hafsia was born in Sousse in 1927. After receiving her education she worked for several cultural institutions, eventually serving as director of the Tahar Haddad Cultural Club, a prominent cultural club often associated with women writers.[1] In 1975 she published Ash at Dawn (Cendres à l’aube), one of the novels by a Tunisian woman to be written in French.[2]

She was an admirer of Simone de Beauvoir, with whom a she corresponded.[3] In 2019 she was named a Grand Officer of the Tunisian Order of the Republic for her cultural achievements.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Labidi, Lilia. "The Nature of Transnational Alliances in Women's Associations in the Maghreb: The Case of AFTURD and ATFD in Tunisia." Journal of Middle East Women's Studies 3, no. 1 (2007): 6-34. Accessed October 24, 2020. doi:10.2979/mew.2007.3.1.6.
  2. ^ Kréfa, Abir (02/12/2014). "The Body and Sexuality in Tunisian Literature Issues Surrounding the Recognition, Costs, and Effects of "Transgressing"". Travail, Genre et Sociétés. 26. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ projettut (2019-07-05). "HOMMAGE A JALILA HAFSIA A LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE -" (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  4. ^ "Après une longue éclipse, la Tunisie célèbre ce jeudi la Journée nationale de la culture (Vidéo)". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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