Boualem Sansal بوعلام صنصال Buεlam Ṣenṣal | |
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| Born | Boualem Sansal 15 October 1949 Théniet El Had, Tissemsilt, Algeria |
| Occupation | novelist, essayist |
| Language | French |
| Nationality |  Algeria |
| Period | 1990s - ... |
| Notable works | The Barbarians' Oath (1999), An Unfinished Business (2008) |
Boualem Sansal (Arabic: بوعلام صنصال; 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 In 2012, he was named winner of the Prix du roman arabe, but the prize money was withdrawn due to Sansal's visit to Israel to speak at the Jerusalem Writers Festival.[1]
- ^ Fiske, Gavriel (30 June 2012). "Award-winning Algerian author denied cash prize for visiting Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 May 2013.