Algerian-French writer Kamel Daoud wins top French literary prize

Algerian-French novelist Kamel Daoud was awarded the Goncourt prize, a prestigious literary distinction among French-speaking authors. He emerged Monday (Nov. 04) at the window of the French Drouant restaurant where the Goncourt jury’s gathered to deliberate. The panel picked Daoud’s…

Senegal’s book industry celebrates Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s Goncourt prize

Senegal’s book industry has been riding high on the wave of Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s  2021 Goncourt prize, according to France24.  The 31-year-old sensation, the report says, is reviving interest in Senegalese writers after he won France’s top literary award earlier…

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