Tahar Ben Jelloun

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born

in Fès, Morocco

December 01, 1944

gender

male

website

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

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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
:وعن كتبه المترجمة الى اللغة العربية يقول بن جلون
،لا يهم البلد الذّي قدم منه الكاتب،لكن، ماذا سيحدث لو ترجمت كتبي إلى العربيّة؟،هنا،يتعقّد الأمر ويصبح مشكلة وفي نفس الوقت يفتح آفاق لشرح المعادلة الصّعبة،العربيّة هي اللّغة الوحيدة التّي اقرأها خارج الفرنسيّة،إذا،أحبّ مراجعة ترجمات مؤلفاتي،و لا أستطيع القيام بهذا مع اليابانيّة أو مع الكوريّة أو مع الاسبانيّة أو مع الانجليزيّة،لسوء الحظّ،فنظام القرصنة المتفشّي في سوريا حيث يتمّ نشر كتبي بترجمات رديئة دون ان يكلّفوا أنفسهم الاتّصال بي أو حتى إعلامي،تبقى كتبي المترجمة للعربيّة و الصّادرة عن دار طوبقال هي الأقرب إلى النّسخ الأصليّة الصّادرة بالفرنسيّة (less)

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	تلك العتمة الباهرة by Tahar Ben Jelloun, بسام حجار (translator), الطاهر بن جلون 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 2,235 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حين تترنح ذاكرة أمي by Tahar Ben Jelloun, الطاهر بن جلون, رشيد بن حدّو (ترجمة) 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sand Child by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Alan Sheridan (Translator) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 1965 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sacred Night 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	أن ترحل by Tahar Ben Jelloun, بسام حجار (ترجمة), الطاهر بن جلون 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1990 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'enfant de sable; La nuit sacrée 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1987	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Racisme expliqué à ma fille 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Friend: A Novel by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Hazel Rowley (Translator), Kevin Michel Cape (Translator) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Palace in the Old Village by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	البلد 3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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

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

131 people liked it

“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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