The Algerian appeal court is set to rule on the release of renowned Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been incarcerated since mid-November for ‘endangering state security.’ Fellow writer Kamel Daoud criticizes the treatment of Sansal, emphasizing that the true…
The Académie Goncourt has unanimously decided to suspend the Choix Goncourt of Algeria due to the censorship of Kamel Daoud’s novel ‘Houris’ and the arbitrary imprisonment of author Boualem Sansal. The initiative, which involves Algerian youth selecting a favorite book…
Boualem Sansal, the Franco-Algerian writer, was detained on November 16 at Algiers airport, with no news of him since. Philippe Claudel, president of the Académie Goncourt, expressed concern over Sansal’s disappearance, citing it as a sign of Algeria’s authoritarian regime….
Renowned authors including Annie Ernaux, Jean-Marie Le Clézio, Orhan Pamuk, and Wole Soyinka have joined a collective call for the immediate release of Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal, arrested in Algeria. Kamel Daoud, the Goncourt Prize 2024 winner, expressed deep concern…
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, the 2023 Goncourt prize winner, faces a lawsuit in Algeria from Saada Arbane, who claims he based a character in his novel, Houris, on her life experiences without consent. Arbane survived a brutal Islamist attack that killed her…
Kamel Daoud, the recipient of the 2024 Prix Goncourt, faces allegations of using the story of a psychiatric patient, linked to his wife, in his acclaimed novel ‘Houris’ without permission. Two lawsuits have been filed in Algeria, claiming violations of…
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…
Kamel Daoud celebrated his Goncourt Prize win for his novel ‘Houris’ on France Inter, expressing how the recognition brings meaning to his life’s work. He reflected on the intense joy of receiving the prestigious award, acknowledging the clichéd nature of…
Kamel Daoud has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Goncourt Prize for his novel ‘Houris’, which poignantly depicts the tragedies of Algeria’s ‘black decade’ from 1992 to 2002. The jurors at Paris’s Drouant restaurant praised Daoud’s lyrical yet tragic storytelling, emphasizing…
