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Fathia Debech is a Tunisian French novelist, translator, author and critic. She earned her academic studies in Tunis and France in literature and Arabic language. She is considered to be one of renown female-writers in the Arab world. She writes extensively in the cultural realms and debates. She has been awarded the prestigious Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel 2019 for her novel (Melanin) which has widely ranked her in the world at large. In addition to her novels and short stories collection, she translated from French to Arabic, also her literature and cultural participation includes intellectual forums and conferences in the region and abroad interested in immigration, marginalization and human rights. Her writings have received critical praise for their imaginative and profoundly visualized style of writing. Currently, she lives in the city of Lyon in France.