Kamel Daoud Faces Legal Action Over Goncourt-Winning Novel

The author and his psychiatrist wife are accused of using a patient's story without consent in his award-winning book.

Kamel Daoud, recent recipient of the Prix Goncourt for his novel 'Houris,' is facing legal complaints in Algeria.
The allegations claim Daoud used the personal story of Saâda Arbane, a patient of his wife, without permission.
Two legal complaints have been filed: one by the Organization of Victims of Terrorism and another by Arbane herself.
The complaints include accusations of violating medical confidentiality and defaming victims of terrorism.
Daoud's publisher, Gallimard, defends the novel as fictional, despite the legal and public controversy.