Lecture by Yale Poynter Fellow Kamel Daoud, Writer and Journalist

Lecture Title: “Meursault et l’arabe : une robinsonnade malheureuse”
Location: WHC, 53 Wall Street, Rm 208

Born in 1970 in Mostaganem, Algeria, Kamel Daoud is a journalist at Quotidien d’Oran where he writes the column « Raïna raïkoum » (“Our opinion is yours”).  As a writer, he is known especially for The Meursault Investigation, first published in Algeria in 2013 to unanimous critical acclaim and the recipient of numerous literary prizes including France’s Goncourt Prize for a First Novel in 2015.  The Meursault Investigation has been adapted for the stage, with a film version to come, and translations of the novel are underway in over 25 languages.