The French-Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud has been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of five million Algerian dinars (about $38,000) following the publication of the novel "Houris" - a work that won him the prestigious Goncourt Prize for 2024. Daoud himself announced this on social media, after the verdict given in a court in the city of Oran was delivered to him late.
The novel "Houris", published in France by Gallimard,…
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The French-Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud has been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of five million Algerian dinars (about $38,000) following the publication of the novel "Houris" - a work that won him the prestigious Goncourt Prize for 2024. Daoud himself announced this on social media, after the verdict given in a court in the city of Oran was delivered to him late.
The novel "Houris", published in France by Gallimard,…