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Tahar Ben Jelloun

Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in Fes, Morocco. He studied Philosophy in Rabat. In 1971, he moved to France, where he studied Psychology. He has been a professor, and he is currently a psychotherapist. Although his first language is Arabic, he writes in French. His novel La Nuit Sacrée won the Prix Goncourt in 1987. In 2004 he was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for This Blinding Absence of Light (translated from the French by Linda Coverdale). In 2008 he was awarded the Cross of Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur.

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Born 1 December 1944

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  • Cover of: The sand child

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  • Cover of: La nuit sacrée: roman

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  • Cover of: Les amandiers sont morts de leurs blessures

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  • Cover of: La réclusion solitaire

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  • Cover of: Jour de silence à Tanger: récit

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  • Cover of: L' écrivain public: récit

    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Le racisme expliqué à ma fille

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    First published in 1984 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: La plus haute des solitudes: misère sexuelle d'émigrés nord-africains

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    First published in 1994 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rachid: l'enfant de la télé

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  • Cover of: Alberto Giacometti & Tahar Ben Jelloun

    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La prière de l'absent: roman.

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Born 1 December 1944

Subjects

Fiction, Biography, Morocco, fiction, Pictorial works, Racism, Islam, Moroccan Authors, Social life and customs, Arab-Israeli conflict, Exhibitions, Fiction, general, French Short stories, Friends and associates, History, Immigrants, Persian Gulf War, 1991, Poetry, Prejudices in children, Race awareness in children, Apologetic works, Appreciation, Essence, genius, nature, Moroccan fiction (French), Photography, Political prisoners

Places

Morocco, France, Casablanca (Morocco), Italy, Arab countries, Arab world, Arabische Staaten, Casablanca, Ethnic identity, Francia, Fès (Morocco), High Atlas Mountains (Morocco), Jardin des Tuileries (Paris, France), Jemen, Maghreb, Marrakech (Morocco), Marseille, Marseille (France), Meknès (Morocco), Middle East, Nordafrika, North Africa, Paris, Paris (France), Rabat (Morocco)

People

Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944-), Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Jean Genet (1910-1986), Claudio Bravo (1936-2011), Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014), Mohamed Bouazizi (1984-2011), Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Saâd Hassani (1948-), Tahar, 1944- . A l'inu du souvenir Ben Jelloun

Time

20th century, 21st century, 1945-, 1945-1976

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Alternative names

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  • Tahar B. Jelloun

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April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 22, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 22, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import