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Kamel Daoud is a male journalist and writer born in Mostaganem in 1970. He holds citizenship in Algeria and France and was educated at the University of Oran. Daoud writes in French and has served as editor-in-chief for Le Quotidien d'Oran and Le Point. He participated in A Letter on Justice and Open Debate.
His notable works include معارضة الغريب, Der Schock, Houris, Zabor, and La préface du nègre. He has received the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, the Prix Goncourt, the Stig Dagerman Prize, and the Prix Goncourt du premier roman. His work is recognized in the Prix Goncourt collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1970
- Works
- 12
Top works
- معارضة الغريب
- Der Schock
- Houris
- Zabor
- La préface du nègre
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Mesra
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Educated at
- University of Oran
- Employer
- Le Point
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Stig Dagerman Prize
- Participant in
- A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
- Image
- Kamel Daoud par Claude Truong-Ngoc février 2015.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1970-06-17
- Commons category
- Kamel Daoud
- writing language
- French
- P12674
- Dirk Elbers
- name in native language
- Kamel Daoud
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Encyclopedic overview
Kamel Daoud (2015) Kamel Daoud (Arabic: كمال داود; born June 17, 1970) is an Algerian writer and journalist. He is best known for his 2013 novel Meursault, contre-enquête (The Meursault Investigation) and his 2024 novel Houris.
Early life and education
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