Sansal was reportedly arrested on arrival in Algiers on 16 November, with French President Macron demanding information about his whereabouts
Authors including Salman Rushdie, Annie Ernaux and Wole Soyinka have called for the immediate release of Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal.
The 75-year-old was arrested in Algiers on arrival from Paris on 16 November, it has now been reported by an Algerian press agency. His disappearance led to many calls for information about his whereabouts, including from Emmanuel Macron.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/25/rushdie-ernaux-and-soyinka-authors-calling-release-franco-algerian-novelist-boualem-sansal
Author : Lucy Knight
Publish date : 2024-11-25 15:47:04
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