Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 122 (2024) Winner
Kamel Daoud
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Kamel Daoud
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-06-17 （Mostaganem）
- Nationality
- Algeria
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Algeria (Oran)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Le Quotidien d'Oran
- Influenced By
- Albert Camus
- Nominations
- Prix Renaudot shortlist (2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oran | — | French literature | — | — | Algeria |
University of Oran
French literature
Country:
Algeria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman | Meursault, contre-enquête | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Prix François Mauriac | Meursault, contre-enquête | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie | Meursault, contre-enquête | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Prix Goncourt | Houris | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman
2014
Work:
Meursault, contre-enquête
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Prix François Mauriac
2014
Work:
Meursault, contre-enquête
Result:
受賞
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie
2014
Work:
Meursault, contre-enquête
Result:
受賞
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
2019
Result:
受賞
Prix Goncourt
2024
Work:
Houris
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Meursault Investigation
2013 novelA retelling of Camus's The Stranger from the Arab victim's brother's perspective.
colonialismidentityrevenge
Translations
- John Cullen (English)
Zabor, or The Psalms
2017 novelA young man who writes to ward off death.
deathwritingisolation
Translations
- Emma Ramadan (English)
Houris
2024 novelPrix Goncourt winner.
Bibliography
- La Fable du nain (2003)
- Ô Pharaon (2005)
- Meursault, contre-enquête (2013)
- Zabor ou Les psaumes (2017)
- Houris (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical style in Frenchhomage to Camus
- Recurring Motifs
- Arab world identityreligion vs. secularismdeath and memory
Legacy
Prominent Algerian writer, Prix Goncourt winner, known for controversial views on Islam.
Trivia
- Divorced after daughter's birth due to wife's increasing religiosity.
- Received fatwa for criticizing Islam.