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Cécile Oumhani

Cécile Oumhani is a poet and a novelist. In her novels, she explores the absence and distance that have marked her. She has worked as a professor and researcher at the University of Paris-Est Créteil. She won several awards including the “Prix littéraire Maghreb – Afrique méditerranéenne” of the ADELF 2016 for her novel “Tunisian Yankee” and the “Prix européen Virgile 2014” for all her work. Among her novels, there are “Une odeur de henné”, “Les racines du mandarinier”, “Le café d'Yllka” and “L'atelier des Strésor”, all published by Elyzard. Her poetry collections include “La nudité des pierres” published by Al Manar, “Passeurs de rives”, “Marcher loin sous les nuages” published by APIC in Algiers and “Mémoires inconnues” by La Tête à l'Envers editions. She is a member of the editorial board of Siècle 21, a collaborator of Apulée and a member of the Parliament of Francophone women writers, whose first session was held in Orléans in September 2018.