Kamel Daoud
Kamel Daoud
b. 1970-06-17 · From Algeria, citizen of France- Books
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Algerian-French writer and journalist, born in Mostaganem, Algeria. He served as editor-in-chief of Le Quotidien d'Oran and writes a regular column for Le Point. He won the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman in 2015 for his debut novel Meursault, contre-enquête (The Meursault Investigation), and the Prix Goncourt in 2024 for Houris, becoming the first Algerian-born writer to win France's top literary prize.
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Kamel Daoud is widely recognized for his novel "The Meursault Investigation," which reimagines Albert Camus's "The Stranger" from the perspective of the unnamed Arab victim's brother.