Prix Goncourt: Kamel Daoud wins France's literary prize for Algerian Civil War novel ‘Houris’

04/11/2024 11:54 France 24

French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud has won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize, for his novel set during the bloody "Black Decade" that tore apart his native Algeria at the end of the 20th century.

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2024 Prix Goncourt awarded to Kamel Daoud for his novel 'Houris'

The 2024 Prix Goncourt, France’s top literary prize, was awarded Monday to French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud for his novel “Houris” (ed. Gallimard) that looks back at the Algerian Civil War in the 1990s. Executive Director at the American Library in Paris' Audrey Chapuis tells us more....

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Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees raised fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the implications of the new laws remained unclear Tuesday. UNRWA provides essential services to millions of Pa...

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04/11/2024 10:01 France 24

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04/11/2024 09:37 France 24

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03/11/2024 06:18 France 24

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03/11/2024 05:41 France 24

Moldovans vote in presidential runoff amid claims of Russian interference

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02/11/2024 21:48 France 24

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02/11/2024 20:26 France 24

Russia targets Kyiv with mass drone attack, Ukraine says

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02/11/2024 15:32 France 24

Hezbollah official reportedly captured by Israeli forces in raid

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02/11/2024 14:40 France 24

France delivers aid to war-torn Lebanon

France delivered nearly 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Lebanon after pledging €100 million to support the conflict-stricken country. Last week, France helped to raise $1 billion in aid at an international conference in Paris....

02/11/2024 10:37 France 24

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Live: Israel carries out deadly strike on south Beirut without evacuation warning

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02/11/2024 06:17 France 24

Two Andy Warhol artworks stolen in Netherlands gallery heist

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01/11/2024 21:21 France 24

More than 50,000 vaccinated against mpox in DR Congo and Rwanda

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01/11/2024 17:56 France 24

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