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Habib Selmi


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Tunisia

Habib Selmi (Tunisian Arabic: حبيب السالمي) (born 1951) is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer. He was born in Al-Ala near the historic city of Kairouan. To date, he has published eight novels and two short story collections.
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. ...more

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A Vizinha Tunisiana
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Die Frauen von al-Bassatîn:...
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Souriez, vous êtes en Tunis...
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Les Amoureux de Bayya
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متاهة الرمل
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“Esses sonhos são perfeitos para quebrar essa rotina mortal, a fim de que a vida - ou o que restou dela - continue fazendo sentido.”
― Habib Selmi, A Vizinha Tunisiana
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