Kamel Daoud

  • The cover to Houris by Kamel Daoud

    Houris by Kamel Daoud

    Kamel Daoud
    Paris. Gallimard. 2024. 416 pages.The new novel by the author of Meursault, contre-enquête (2014; see WLT, March 2015, 56) and Zabor ou les psaumes (2017; see WLT,…
  • The cover to Zabor ou Les psaumes by Kamel Daoud

    Zabor ou Les psaumes by Kamel Daoud

    Kamel Daoud
    Arles, France. Actes Sud. 2017. 328 pages. “Writing is the only effective ruse against death. People have tried prayer, drugs, magic, endelessly repeated verses, or immobility, but I believe I am the…
  • Meursault, contre-enquete

    Meursault, contre-enquête by Kamel Daoud

    Kamel Daoud
    Arles, France. Actes Sud. 2014. ISBN 9782330033729Kamel Daoud, well known in Algeria for his political columns that criticize the government, has turned to literature to describe the complex heritage…