Algerian writer Kamel Daoud's banned book "Houris" sparks controversy at Algiers book fair. El libro prohibido del escritor argelino Kamel Daoud "Houris" desata controversia en la feria del libro de Argel.

French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, who won France's prestigious literary prize for his novel "Houris," is notably absent from this year's International Book Fair in Algiers. El escritor franco-Argeliano Kamel Daoud, que ganó el prestigioso premio literario de Francia por su novela "Houris", está notablemente ausente en la Feria Internacional del Libro de este año en Argel. Daoud's book, which discusses Algeria's civil war, is banned in Algeria, and his publisher, Gallimard, was not allowed to display his works at the fair. El libro de Daoud, que discute la guerra civil de Argelia, está prohibido en Argelia, y a su editor, Gallimard, no se le permitió exhibir sus obras en la feria. Illicit copies of "Houris" are reportedly widely available despite the ban. Se dice que las copias ilícitas de "Houris" están ampliamente disponibles a pesar de la prohibición.