Hemley Boum
Hemley Boum (born 1973) is a Cameroonian novelist writing in French. Born in Douala, she studied anthropology in Cameroon before pursuing further studies in international business in Lille, France. After beginning her professional career in Paris, she returned to Cameroon and later lived and worked in several African countries. In 2009, she settled in France, where she devoted herself increasingly to writing. Her novels explore the intersections of family, memory, history, migration, and contemporary African society. She is the author of several acclaimed works, including *Les Maquisards*, *Les Jours viennent et passent*, and *Le Rêve du pêcheur*. Her writing has received numerous literary distinctions, including the Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma and the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie.
