Ines Abassi (born 1982) is a Tunisian

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to date, both of which have received regional literary awards. She also spent a six-month residency in

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and wrote ''Tales of the Korean Scheherezade'' out of that experience. Her work has been published in numerous outlets including the literary magazine ''

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'', where her work was included in an issue devoted to Modern Tunisian Literature. Abassi currently works as a journalist in the

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Works

* ''Secrets of the Wind'' (2004), collection of poetry, winner of the Tunisian Poetry Prize * ''Archive of Blind'' (2007), collection of poetry, winner of the CREDIF prize, Tunis * ''Tales of the Korean Scheherezade'' (2010)

References

External links

Profile on Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2011 website

Profile on Arab Women Writers website
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