Kamel Daoud

Kamel Daoud (b. 1970) is an Algerian writer and journalist. He worked as editor-in-chief of the daily Le Quotidien d’Oran and contributes to various media outlets, including Le Point, Le Monde des religions, The New York Times, and Liberté. His debut novel, The Meursault Investigation, was published in Polish translation and received the Goncourt Prize for First Novel in 2015. In 2024, his novel The Houri was awarded the Goncourt Prize, the most prestigious literary distinction in France. The book will be published in Poland in September, translated by Oskar Hedemann and released by ArtRage Publishing.