Algerian-French Novelist Kamel Daoud Wins Prestigious Goncourt Prize for Houris
Kamel Daoud, the Algerian-French novelist, was awarded the Goncourt Prize on Monday (Nov. 4) for his novel Houris, which explores the aftermath of Algeria’s civil war, the “Black Decade.” The book, which follows the journey of Aube, a survivor of the conflict, competed against three other finalists.
However, Houris will not be published in Algeria due to laws prohibiting public discussions of the civil war.
In a separate honor, French-Rwandan author Gaël Faye won the Prix Renaudot for his second novel Jacaranda.