Tahar Ben Jelloun (Arabic: ÇáØÇåÑ ÈäÌáæäý) (born in Fes, Morocco, December 1, 1944) is a Moroccan poet and writer. Professor at Tetouan and then in Casablanca. He has lived and worked in France since 1971.
In September 2006, Tahar Ben Jelloun was awarded a special prize for "peace and friendship between people" at Lazio between Europe and the Mediterranean Festival.
Ben Jelloun is married and father of 4 children. He lives in Paris.
Selected works
Solitaire (1976)
The Sand Child (1985)
The Sacred Night (1987)
Silent Day in Tangiers (1990)
With Downcast Eyes (1991)
Corruption (1995)
The Fruits of Hard Work (1996)
Praise of Friendship (1996)
L'Auberge des pauvres, (1997)
Racism Explained to My Daughter (1998)
Islam Explained (2002)
This Blinding Absence of Light (2003)
La Belle au bois dormant, (2004)
The last friend, (2006)
Yemma, (2007)
Leaving Tangier, (2009)
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