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Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan writer who rose to fame for his 1985 novel L'Enfant de sable. Although his first language is Darija, his works are written in French. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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culture · Moroccan writer · writer · poet · psychotherapist · novelist · painter · short story writer · also Tahar Ben Jelloun, Jelloun
Born 1 December 1944 · Q334989
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Awarded Camaiore Literary Prize (2022).
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the National Order of Merit (2012).
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2007· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2007).
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun
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2006· 1 entry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun (transcript available)
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2005· 1 entry
Received the Prix Ulysse for the entire body of his work
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Dublin Literary Award (2004).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1995).
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1993· 1 entry
Received the journalistic award Golden Doves for Peace, issued by the Italian Research Center Archivio Disarmo
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Prix Goncourt for The Sacred Night (1987).
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Received the Prix Goncourt for his novel La Nuit Sacrée (The Sacred Night), which made him the first Maghreb author to receive the award
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1984· 2 entries
“Czas jest pozbawiony sensu.”
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“Oddal ode mnie nienawiść, niszczycielski popęd, jad zatruwający serce i wątrobę. Nie chcę już mścić się na życiu i sumieniach innych ludzi, chcę zapomnieć, odrzucić ją, przestać odpowiadać nienawiścią na nienawiść.”
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded Franco-Arabic Friendship Award (1976).
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1966· 1 entry
Was forced into military service as his punishment
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-12-01.
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