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‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?

By Madeleine Schwartz · The Guardian · February 2026
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
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"The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics"

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