JELLOUN, TAHAR BEN, born 1947
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Moroccan naturalized French writer.
- Books
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First editions
- 1
- Nationality
- France, Morocco
- Born
- Fez, 1947
Life
About Tahar Ben Jelloun
Writer
- Known as
- writer, poet, psychotherapist, novelist
- Citizenship
- Morocco, France
Background
- Educated at
- Mohammed V University
Awards and honours
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2007)
- Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012)
- Prix Goncourt (1987)
- honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
- Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1995)
- Dublin Literary Award (2004)
- Camaiore Literary Prize (2022)
Notable works
- This Blinding Absence of Light
- The Sacred Night
From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Tahar Ben Jelloun in 34 languages.
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When was Tahar Ben Jelloun born?
Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in 1947.
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We track 1 book by Tahar Ben Jelloun across 2 editions, 1 of them first edition.
What awards has Tahar Ben Jelloun won?
Tahar Ben Jelloun has won Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2007), Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012), Prix Goncourt (1987), honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal, according to Wikidata.