Kamel Daoud

Kamel Daoud (2015)
by Claude Truong-Ngoc

Kamel Daoud (Arabic: كمال داود‎‎; born June 17, 1970) is an Algerian writer and journalist. He currently edits the French-language daily Le quotidien d’Oran, for which he writes a popular column, “Raïna Raïkoum” (Our Opinion, Your Opinion). The column often includes commentary on the news.[1]

Daoud's debut novel, The Meursault Investigation (in French, Meursault, contre-enquête), won the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (Goncourt Prize for a first novel),[2] as well as the prix François Mauriac and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie. It was also shortlisted for the Prix Renaudot.[3]

In April 2015, an excerpt from Meursault, contre-enquête was featured in the New Yorker magazine.[4] The November 20, 2015, issue of the New York Times featured an op-ed opinion piece by Daoud titled "Saudi Arabia, an ISIS That Has Made It" in both English (translated by John Cullen) and French. [5] The February 14, 2016, issue of the New York Times featured a controversial second op-ed piece by Daoud, "The Sexual Misery of the Arab World" in English (translated by John Cullen), French, and Arabic.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Daoud, Kamel. Translated into English by Suzanne Ruta. "Kamel Daoud: Meursault" (Archive). Guernica. March 28, 2011. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Le Goncourt du premier roman 2015". Academie Goncourt. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kamel Daoud: Meursault, contre-enquête [Meursault, Counter Investigation] | The Modern Novel". Themodernnovelblog.com. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. ↑ Daoud, Kamel. Translated into English by John Cullen. "Musa" (Archive). New Yorker. April 6, 2015. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Daoud, Kamel. Translator: John Cullen. "Saudi Arabia, an ISIS That Has Made It" (Archive). The New York Times. November 20, 2015. Original French: "L'Arabie saoudite, un Daesh qui a réussi" (Archive).
  6. ↑ Daoud, Kamel. "The Sexual Misery of the Arab World" (Archive). The New York Times. February 12, 2016. Print headline: "Sexual Misery and Islam." February 14, 2016. p. SR7, National Edition. Original French version: "La misère sexuelle du monde arabe" (Archive). Arabic version: "البؤس الجنسيّ في العالم العربيّ" (Archive).

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