Tahar Ben Jelloun

Tahar Ben Jelloun has written at least 36 books. Their most popular book is This Blinding Absence of Light with 9 saves with an average rating of 3.5⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Classics, and Politics.

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Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in Fes, Morocco. He studied Philosophy in Rabat. In 1971, he moved to France, where he studied Psychology. He has been a professor, and he is currently a psychotherapist. Although his first language is Arabic, he writes in French. His novel La Nuit Sacrée won the Prix Goncourt in 1987. In 2004 he was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for This Blinding Absence of Light (translated from the French by Linda Coverdale). In 2008 he was awarded the Cross of Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur.

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Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Details	Readers Count
This Blinding Absence of Light Tahar Ben Jelloun	2 reads
The Sand Child Tahar Ben Jelloun Alan Sheridan (Translator)	1 read
The Happy Marriage Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
تلك العتمة الباهرة Tahar Ben Jelloun بسام حجار (translator)	0 reads
L'Enfant de sable Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
The Sacred Night Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
العنصرية كما شرحتها لابنتي العنصرية كما شرحتها لابنتي Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Il razzismo spiegato a mia figlia. Nuova edizione con Il montare dell'odio Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
A palace in the old village Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Le racisme expliqué à ma fille Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
La nuit sacrée Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Racism Explained to My Daughter Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Leaving Tangier Leaving Tangier Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale	1 read
Corrotto Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (Translator)	0 reads
L'hammam Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
L'ultimo amico Tahar Ben Jelloun Anna Maria Lorusso (Translator)	0 reads
Islam Explained Islam Explained Tahar Ben Jelloun Franklin Philip (Translator)	0 reads
The Punishment The Punishment Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale (Translator)	0 reads
Il razzismo spiegato a mia figlia Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (Translator)	0 reads
La punition La punition Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Marocco, romanzo Tahar Ben Jelloun Cinzia Poli (Translator)	0 reads
To oślepiające, nieobecne światło To oślepiające, nieobecne światło Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
L'Islam spiegato ai nostri figli Tahar Ben Jelloun Anna Maria Lorusso (Translator)	0 reads
Cette aveuglante absence de lumière Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
L'ultimo Amore È Sempre Il Primo? Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Sur ma mère Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Lo scrivano Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Giorno di silenzio a Tangeri Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Creatura di sabbia Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (translator)	1 read
Notte fatale Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Il libro del buio Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Lo specchio delle falene Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
A occhi bassi Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (translator)	0 reads
A palace in the old village Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Arabischer Frühling Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Partir Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads

Details	Readers Count
This Blinding Absence of Light Tahar Ben Jelloun	2 reads
The Sand Child Tahar Ben Jelloun Alan Sheridan (Translator)	1 read
The Happy Marriage Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
تلك العتمة الباهرة Tahar Ben Jelloun بسام حجار (translator)	0 reads
L'Enfant de sable Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
The Sacred Night Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
العنصرية كما شرحتها لابنتي العنصرية كما شرحتها لابنتي Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Il razzismo spiegato a mia figlia. Nuova edizione con Il montare dell'odio Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
A palace in the old village Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Le racisme expliqué à ma fille Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
La nuit sacrée Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Racism Explained to My Daughter Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Leaving Tangier Leaving Tangier Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale	1 read
Corrotto Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (Translator)	0 reads
L'hammam Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
L'ultimo amico Tahar Ben Jelloun Anna Maria Lorusso (Translator)	0 reads
Islam Explained Islam Explained Tahar Ben Jelloun Franklin Philip (Translator)	0 reads
The Punishment The Punishment Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale (Translator)	0 reads
Il razzismo spiegato a mia figlia Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (Translator)	0 reads
La punition La punition Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Marocco, romanzo Tahar Ben Jelloun Cinzia Poli (Translator)	0 reads
To oślepiające, nieobecne światło To oślepiające, nieobecne światło Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
L'Islam spiegato ai nostri figli Tahar Ben Jelloun Anna Maria Lorusso (Translator)	0 reads
Cette aveuglante absence de lumière Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
L'ultimo Amore È Sempre Il Primo? Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Sur ma mère Tahar Ben Jelloun	1 read
Lo scrivano Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Giorno di silenzio a Tangeri Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Creatura di sabbia Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (translator)	1 read
Notte fatale Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Il libro del buio Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Lo specchio delle falene Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
A occhi bassi Tahar Ben Jelloun Egi Volterrani (translator)	0 reads
A palace in the old village Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Arabischer Frühling Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads
Partir Tahar Ben Jelloun	0 reads

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