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- ↑ Fiske, Gavriel (2012-06-30). "Award-winning Algerian author denied cash prize for visiting Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "Comment Boualem Sansal a fini par recevoir le prix du Roman arabe". Le Nouvel Observateur . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Boualem Sansal privé du Prix du roman arabe". Le Monde . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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