Kamel Daoud, an Algerian-French author, faces accusations of ‘stealing’ a woman’s life story in his Prix Goncourt-winning novel ‘Houris’. The book, set against the backdrop of the Algerian civil war, portrays the traumatic experiences of a young girl. A woman…

Kamel Daoud’s novel ‘Houris’, inspired by Algeria’s brutal civil war, faces criticism from a survivor claiming exploitation of her trauma. Publisher Antoine Gallimard defended Daoud, stating the characters and plot are fictional. Following the book’s Goncourt win, Gallimard’s publishing house…