Hédi Bouraoui, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hédi Bouraoui

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1932

Place of Birth: Sfax, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia

Profession: poet, academic, short story writer

Nationality: Canada, Tunisia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hédi André Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) 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 (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.
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.