The Prix Goncourt was awarded to Franco-Algerian novelist Kamel Daoud for his novel "Houris". ©Joel Saget/AFP
The Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious of French literary awards, was awarded on Monday to Franco-Algerian novelist Kamel Daoud for his novel Houris (Gallimard Editions), a fictional portrayal of the massacres of Algeria’s "Black Decade" (1992-2002).
He was chosen by the jury in the first round, receiving six votes, compared to two for Hélène Gaudy, one for Sandrine Collette, and one for Gaël Faye, announced Philippe Claudel, the writer and president of the Académie Goncourt. Gaël Faye was also honored on Monday with the French Renaudot Prize for his second novel Jacaranda, which explores the reconstruction of Rwanda after the 1994 genocide.
With AFP
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