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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Fiction, Biography, Morocco, fiction, Pictorial works, Islam, Moroccan Authors, Social life and customs, Arab-Israeli conflict, Fiction, general, French Short stories, Friends and associates, History, Immigrants, Persian Gulf War, 1991, Poetry, Racism, Apologetic works, Appreciation, Essence, genius, nature, Exhibitions, Photography, Political prisoners, Politics and government, Social conditions, Description and travelPlaces
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 JellounID Numbers
- OLID: OL26758A
- ISNI: 0000000121355386
- VIAF: 61541657
- Wikidata: Q334989
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q334989
Alternative names
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- Tahar BenJelloun
- Tahar B. Jelloun
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