Kamel Daoud is an Algerian journalist based in Oran, where he writes for the Quotidien d’Oran. He contributes a weekly column to Le Point, and his articles have appeared in Libération, Le Monde, Courrier International, and are regularly reprinted around the world. A finalist for the Prix Goncourt, The Meursault Investigation won the Prix François Mauriac and the Prix des Cinq-Continents de la francophonie. A feature film of the book is slated for release in 2017.
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Kamel Daoud is an Algerian journalist based in Oran, where he writes for the Quotidien d’Oran. He contributes a weekly column to Le Point, and his articles have appeared in Libération, Le Monde, Courrier International, and are regularly reprinted around the world. A finalist for the Prix Goncourt, The Meursault Investigation won the Prix François Mauriac and the Prix des Cinq-Continents de la francophonie. A feature film of the book is slated for release in 2017.
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