In conversation with Kamel Daoud

Photo F. Mantovani © Éditions Gallimard

We are delighted to welcome Kamel Daoud for a conversation with Catriona Seth (All Souls College) on his recent book Houris (Gallimard, 2024).
This will take place at All Souls College at 5.15pm on Thursday 20 February.
Please note that the conversation will be in French.

This event is free, but please note that registration is required.

We anticipate high demand for this event, so if you reserve a spot, please ensure you can attend. If your plans change, kindly notify us as soon as possible by emailing communications@mfo.ac.uk. 

Kamel Daoud is a French-Algerian writer and journalist born in 1970 in Mostaganem. He gained recognition with Meursault, contre-enquête (2013, Actes Sud), a modern and audacious reinterpretation of Camus’s L’Étranger, which earned him the Goncourt Prize for a first novel. Among his other notable works are Mes indépendances (2017, Actes Sud), a collection of essays, and Le peintre dévorant la femme (2018, Stock), exploring human and artistic relationships. In 2024, he won the prestigious Goncourt Prize for his novel Houris, which offers a profound and provocative exploration of spiritual and existential themes. An engaged journalist, he has also contributed to the Quotidien d’Oran. His writing, characterised by profound reflections on identity, colonisation, and freedom, has earned him international acclaim.