 Daoud's debut novel, "The Meursault Investigation" (in French, "Meursault, contre-enquête") (2013), won the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (Goncourt Prize for a First Novel), as well as the prix François Mauriac and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie.It was also shortlisted for the Prix Renaudot.In April 2015, an excerpt from "Meursault, contre-enquête" was featured in the "New Yorker" magazine.