 2001 French edition | |
| Author | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cette aveuglante absence de lumière |
| Translator | Linda Coverdale |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions du Seuil |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 2002 |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 2-02-041777-4 |
This Blinding Absence of Light (French: Cette aveuglante absence de lumière) is a 2001 novel by the Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated from French by Linda Coverdale. Its narrative is based on the testimony of a former inmate at Tazmamart, a Moroccan secret prison for political prisoners, with extremely harsh conditions.