Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Moroccan naturalized French writer

About Tahar Ben Jelloun

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). Although his first language is Darija, his works are written in French. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Quick facts

Known for: This Blinding Absence of Light, The Sacred Night, A noite sagrada
Born: 1944-12-01
Artist type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Fès-Meknès
Associated area: Morocco
Active period: 1944-12-21
ISNI: 0000000121355386