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Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Moroccan naturalized French writer

WritersBorn 1947 · age 78
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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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Awards 9

2022Camaiore Literary Prize
2012Commander of the National Order of Merit
2007Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
2004Dublin Literary Award
1995Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
1987Prix Goncourt
1976Franco-Arabic Friendship Award
honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain

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About this person

Category
Writers
Type
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Status
living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 78
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29 languages

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