Hemley Boum

Hemley Boum (born 1973 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian writer. She received the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. She won the Prix Les Afriques in 2016.
Boum studied Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé and international trade at the Lille Catholic University. She lives in Paris with her husband and their two children.