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Algeria sentences author Kamel Daoud to five years in prison over novel

The case stemmed from a complaint filed by a woman, whose psychotherapist was his wife, alleging that the prize-winning novel 'Houris' unlawfully used her life. Daoud and his wife were trialed in absentia.

Algeria sentences author Kamel Daoud to five years in prison over novel

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