Hemley Boum

Cameroonian writer · Cameroon · On the map · Writers · Born 1973 · age 53

Hemley Boum is a Cameroonian novelist. She has received a number of notable awards for her novels, including the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire, the Prix Les Afriques and the Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma. Her novels have been translated into Dutch and English.

Hemley Boum is read about 53 times a day, in 15 languages.

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2025Charles Brisset Literary AwardAwardPrix des cinq continents de la francophonieAward2024Sciences Po PrizeAward2020Prix Ahmadou-KouroumaAward2016Éthiophile PrizeAward2015Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noireAward2013Prix IvoireAward1973Born

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