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Tahar Ben Jelloun

Moroccan naturalized French writer

  • Fame54.3
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Born 1947 · age 79
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    34 languages
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  • Age
    79
    Born 1947
  • Known for
    La nuit sacrée
    1993
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

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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54.3
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Historical23.6
Source confidence70.0
Completeness70.0
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