Publication Date:
Sun, 2011-10-16 23:04
Sansal accepted the €25,000 ($35,000) Peace Prize in
Frankfurt on Sunday, saying it will encourage the region's people who are trying
to liberate themselves from "vicious and archaic dictatorships."
The
German news agency dapd reports the author says he hopes the Arab Spring
movement will eventually allow Algerians "to finally liberate
themselves" and obtain a fully democratic state.
German Foreign Minister
Guido Westerwelle congratulated Sansal, saying "may his vision of a free
and democratic society in Algeria become true." Previous winners of the
Bookseller Association's annual prize include Orhan Pamuk, Vaclav Havel and
Susan Sontag.
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