Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is a Senegalese-French author recognized for his innovative storytelling and exploration of identity, migration, and the human experience. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2021 for his novel 'La plus secrète mémoire des hommes.' Recently, he was in the news for signing an open letter with other prominent writers, condemning the situation in Gaza and calling for international action against what they describe as genocide.
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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr won the international literary prize awarded by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in 2023.
Germany’s anti-diversity backlash isn’t fatigue – it’s strategy masquerading as neutrality | Fatma Aydemir
United Kingdom· 2025-09-30
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is one of the authors recently awarded the Goncourt Prize calling for urgent humanitarian assistance in Gaza.
Mais de 200 autores de língua portuguesa pedem entrada de ajuda humanitária em Gaza e libertação de reféns
Brazil· 2025-05-30
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is a French author who signed the letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza.
Casi 700 escritores británicos, irlandeses y francófonos denuncian el “genocidio” de Israel en Gaza | Internacional
Spain· 2025-05-28
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, a recent Goncourt winner, denounced the genocide in Gaza.
Os Nobel Annie Ernaux e Le Clézio denunciam o “genocídio” em Gaza | Livros
Portugal· 2025-05-28
