
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
From The Audio Long Read
Published 3/30/2026
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 By Madeleine Schwartz. Read by Kate Handford. Help support our…







