Boualem Sansal

Author

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Algerian French-language writer

1949 -

country of citizenship: Algeria
language of expression: French
educated at: National Polytechnic School, Télécom Paris
occupation: writer, engineer, teacher, business executive, official
award received: Peace Prize of the German Publishers' Association, Prix du Premier Roman, prix Tropiques, Grand prix RTL-Lire, prix Édouard-Glissant, Prix du roman arabe, Grand prix de la francophonie, Louis Guilloux Prize, honorary degree, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française

Boualem Sansal (born 15 October 1949) is an Algerian author. In 2012, he was named winner of the Prix du roman arabe, but the prize money was withdrawn due to Sansal's visit to Israel to speak at the Jerusalem Writers Festival.
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