Tahar Ben Jelloun

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born

December 01, 1944 in Fès, Morocco

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http://www.taharbenjelloun.org/accueil.php

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan poet and writer. The entirety of his work is written in French, although his first language is Arabic.
After attending a bilingual (Arabic-French) elementary school, Ben Jalloun studied French in Tangier, Morocco until he was 18 years old. He continued his studies in philosophy at Mohammed-V University in Rabat, where he composed his first poems (1971).
After this point, he worked as a professor in Morocco, teaching philosophy first in Tetouan and then in Casablanca. He moved to Paris to continue his studies in psychology, and began to write more extensively.
Starting in 1972, he began to write articles and reviews for the French newspaper " Le Monde ", and in 1975 he received his doctorate in social psychiatry....more Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan poet and writer. The entirety of his work is written in French, although his first language is Arabic.
After attending a bilingual (Arabic-French) elementary school, Ben Jalloun studied French in Tangier, Morocco until he was 18 years old. He continued his studies in philosophy at Mohammed-V University in Rabat, where he composed his first poems (1971).
After this point, he worked as a professor in Morocco, teaching philosophy first in Tetouan and then in Casablanca. He moved to Paris to continue his studies in psychology, and began to write more extensively.
Starting in 1972, he began to write articles and reviews for the French newspaper " Le Monde ", and in 1975 he received his doctorate in social psychiatry.
In 1985 he published the novel " The Sand Child," which was widely celebrated. He won the Prix Goncourt in 1987 for his novel " The Sacred Night "
His novels " The Sand Child " and " The Sacred Night " are translated into 43 languages.

Tahar Ben Jalloun is regularly asked to give speeches and lectures at universities worldwide - both in Morocco, and all over Europe.
In 2004 he was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for " This Blinding Absence of Light " (translated from the French by Linda Coverdale). He was rewarded the Ulysse's Prize in 2005 for the entirety of his work

In September 2006, he was awarded a special prize for "peace and friendship between people" at Lazio between Europe and the Mediterranean Festival.
On 1 February 2008, Nicolas Sarkozy awarded him the Cross of Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur.

Tahar Ben Jelloun is married and father of 4 children. He lives in Paris.

الطاهر بن جلّون (ولد في فاس في 1 ديسمبر 1944 . وانتقل إلى طنجة مع أسرته عام 1955 حيث التحق بمدرسة فرنسية. وكان قد اعتقل عام 1966 مع 94 طالب آخر لتنظيمهم ومشاركتهم في مظاهرات 1965 الطلابية، وهي تجربة دفعته بحماس إلى تبني نوع آخر من المقاومة أساسه الكلمة لا الفعل.
ودرس الفلسفة في الرباط ثم بدأ يدرسها إلى غاية 1971 حين إعلان الحكومة المغربية عزمها تعريب تعليم الفلسفة. ورداً على هذه الخطوة، غادر المدرّس الفرنكوفوني المغرب صوب فرنسا حيث حصل على شهادة عليا في علم النفس. وبدأت مسيرته في الكتابة بعد فترة قصيرة من وصوله إلى باريس حيث عمل كاتبا مستقلا لصحيفة لوموند وبدأ ينشر الشعر والرواية

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Average rating: 3.76 · 2,846 ratings · 630 reviews · 75 distinct works

	تلك العتمة الباهرة by Tahar Ben Jelloun, بسام حجار (translator) 4.32 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Sand Child by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Alan Sheridan (Translator) 3.54 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1965 — 12 editions	My rating:
	حين تترنح ذاكرة أمي by Tahar Ben Jelloun, الطاهر بنجلون 3.26 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.35 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Sacred Night 3.44 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Last Friend: A Novel by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Hazel Rowley (Translator), Kevin Michel Cape (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 104 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Le Racisme Expliqué à Ma Fille 3.59 avg rating — 145 ratings — 17 editions	My rating:
	L'enfant De Sable : La Nuit Sacrée 3.62 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1987	My rating:
	A Palace in the Old Village: A Novel by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.17 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Corruption by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Carol Volk (Translator) 3.33 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	My rating:

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“إن أكثر الأمورالاعتيادية تفاهةً، تصبح في المحن العصيبة، غير اعتيادية، لا بل أكثر مايُرغَب فيه من أمور الدنيا”
― Tahar Ben Jelloun, تلك العتمة الباهرة

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“ردّد في سرِّك إن الصمت مريحٌ لك وللآخرين ، وبخاصةً الآخرين .”
― Tahar Ben Jelloun, تلك العتمة الباهرة

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“في تلك اللحظة عشت هنيهات من الطمأنينة الغامرة. فما عاد شيء يقدر على أن يصيبني. أن أخرج، أن أبقى، أن أنجو، أن أموت؛ سيان عندي. فلسوف أكون من الناجين ما دامت لي القدرة على الصلاة وعلى التواصل مع الخالق. لقد بلغت أخير عتبة الأبدية، هناك حيث لا وجود لحقد البشر وخستهم و صغارتهم”
― Tahar Ben Jelloun, تلك العتمة الباهرة

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