Kamel Daoud

Kamel Daoud

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Kamel Daoud is an acclaimed Algerian writer and journalist known for his critical views on religion and politics in the Arab world. His literary works often challenge social norms and advocate for freedom of expression, making him a significant figure in contemporary literature.

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Kamel Daoud was featured in a panel discussion at the Flip festival.

Paraty fica 7 horas sem energia em noite de Flip
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2026-07-24
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Kamel Daoud is an Algerian author who was part of the panel discussion at the Flip.

falta luz em Paraty durante a Flip
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2026-07-24
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Kamel Daoud wrote the novel 'Língua interior' to elaborate on the trauma of the civil war in Algeria.

festa literária, que começa hoje, destaca autores que abordam temas como deslocamento e identidade
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2026-07-22
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Kamel Daoud is an Algerian writer who was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 2024 for his novel 'Houris'.

Kamel Daoud über Islamismus, Laizität und Europas Verantwortung
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-17
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Kamel Daoud is an Algerian writer who was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 2024 for his novel 'Houris'.

Kamel Daoud über Islamismus, Laizität und Europas Verantwortung
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-16
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Kamel Daoud is mentioned in the context of a discussion about betrayal.

“Sou, então, um traidor?”, o grito de Kamel Daoud e a viagem de Erika Fatland | Saída de livros
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2026-06-03
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Erika Fatland
Erika Fatland

Kamel Daoud is a celebrated Algerian writer living in France who won the Goncourt prize for his novel Houris.

‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? | Books
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-17
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Kamel Daoud is an Algerian writer mentioned as a figure in the strained relations between Algeria and France.

L’écrivaine algérienne Kaouther Adimi renoue avec la joie
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-11-15
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Kamel Daoud, a Franco-Algerian writer and Goncourt Prize winner, supported Boualem Sansal during his detention.

Boualem Sansal espère arriver en France dans les prochaines heures, selon Kamel Daoud
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-11-14
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Kamel Daoud's controversial work 'Houris' won the jury's favor last year.

Une rentrée littéraire aux couleurs vibrantes et engagées – La Presse de Tunisie
La Presse de Tunisie – major Tunisian francophone daily, est. 1936·TunisiaTunisia· 2025-09-11
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Kamel Daoud is one of the three other individuals included in the shortlist alongside Maksim Znakh.

Максим Знак вошел в шорт-лист премии Центра Гавела
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-07-09
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Kamel Daoud renounced his trip to Italy due to fears of arrest and extradition to Algeria.

L’écrivain Kamel Daoud renonce à se rendre en Italie, craignant une arrestation
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-06-04
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Elisabetta Sgarbi
Elisabetta Sgarbi

Kamel Daoud is accused of having used the story of a survivor from Algeria's civil war without her consent in his novel.

Accusé d’avoir pillé l’histoire d’une rescapée de la « décennie noire » en Algérie, Kamel Daoud face à la justice
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-05-06
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Kamel Daoud provides a name and identity to the Arab murdered in Camus's L'Etranger in his work Meursault, contre-enquête.

Le Quai Branly expose sa contre-enquête sur la mission Dakar-Djibouti et sa razzia d’objets menée sous couvert scientifique
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-04-15
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Kamel Daoud is criticized for allegedly appropriating the story of a real victim in his novel.

Dos veces muda | Opinión
El País·SpainSpain· 2025-03-28
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Kamel Daoud is Chahinez's father who expressed his belief that she did not want to be a prisoner in her relationship.

Perpétuité requise au procès du féminicide de Chahinez, brûlée vive
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-03-28
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Kamel Daoud is the father of Chahinez Daoud, highlighting the isolation of their daughter in France.

"Je voulais la cramer": aux assises de Gironde, le féminicide de Chahinez brûlée vive devant chez elle
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-03-24
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Kamel Daoud is the father of the victim, Chahinez, who recounts the violence she faced from her husband.

La volonté "de tuer une femme, de l'effacer, de l'annihiler, de la châtier": le féminicide de Chahinez, brûlée vive à Mérignac, devant les assises lundi
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-03-22
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Kamel Daoud wrote the preface for Farid Alilat's book about the assassination.

« Un crime d’Etat » : Farid Alilat remonte les fils du complot ourdi contre un héros de l’indépendance algérienne
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-03-21
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Kamel Daoud is the author of 'Houris', which won the Prix Goncourt.

El Govern celebra el Dia de la francofonia amb lectura d’obres
Diari d’Andorra – major newspaper in the Principality·AndorraAndorra· 2025-03-20
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