title: What the Day Owes the Night
text: # What the Day Owes the Night
  
  What the Day Owes the Night is a 2008 novel by Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra. It was originally written and published in French. The English translation was produced by Frank Wynne, and published by Heinemann in 2010.
  
  ## Film adaptation
  
  The 2012 film What the Day Owes the Night is based on the novel.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Lire magazine - Best book of the year (2008)
  