Tahar Ben Jelloun | |
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 Tahar Ben Jelloun (2013) | |
| Native name | الطاهر بن جلون |
| Born | 1 December 1944 Fes, French Morocco |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University |
| Period | 1973–present |
| Notable works | The Sand Child This Blinding Absence of Light |
| Notable awards |  Grand Officer, Legion of Honour (2008)Prix Goncourt (1987) Prix Ulysse (2005) |
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Tahar Ben Jelloun (Arabic: الطاهر بن جلون, romanized: aṭ-Ṭāhir bin Jallūn; born 1 December 1944) is a Moroccan writer who rose to fame for his 1985 novel L'Enfant de sable (The Sand Child). All of his work is written in French although his first language is Darija. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[1]
- ^ Shusha Guppy, "Tahar Ben Jelloun, The Art of Fiction No. 159" (interview), The Paris Review, Issue 152, Fall 1999.