Kamal Ben Hameda (born 1954) is a

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and writer. Born in

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, he moved in his early twenties to France. He now lives in the Netherlands. Kamal has published several collections of poetry, and a novel titled ''La Compagnie des Tripolitaines'' (2012). The book was nominated for several literary prizes, and is due to appear in an English translation from

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in 2014, under the title ''Under the Tripoli Sky''.Profile
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