Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 85 (1987) Winner
Tahar Ben Jelloun
タハール・ベン・ジェルン
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Aliases:
الطاهر بن جلون / aṭ-Ṭāhir bin Jallūn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-12-01 （Fes）
- Nationality
- Moroccan
- Languages
- Darija, French
- Residence History
- Fes, French Morocco → Tangier, Morocco → Rabat, Morocco → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Professor of Philosophy, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1973-2024
- Affiliations
- Souffles magazine
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed V University | — | Philosophy | — | — | Morocco |
Mohammed V University
Philosophy
Country:
Morocco
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Prix Goncourt | La Nuit Sacrée | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
| 2004 | International Dublin Literary Award | Cette aveuglante absence de lumière | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Prix Ulysse | Lifetime achievement | — | — | winner |
Prix Goncourt
1987
Work:
La Nuit Sacrée
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
International Dublin Literary Award
2004
Work:
Cette aveuglante absence de lumière
Result:
winner
Prix Ulysse
2005
Work:
Lifetime achievement
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1996) Winner
International Dublin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2004) Winner
Works
Major Works
L'Enfant de sable
1985 NovelStory of a girl raised as a boy.
IdentityGender
La Nuit Sacrée
1987 NovelSequel to The Sand Child.
LiberationFemininity
This Blinding Absence of Light
2001 NovelDepicts life in Moroccan prison.
OppressionHumanity
Bibliography
- Hommes sous linceul de silence (1971)
- Harrouda (1973)
- The Sand Child (1985)
- The Sacred Night (1987)
- Racism Explained to My Daughter (1998)
- This Blinding Absence of Light (2001)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseFantastic elements
- Recurring Motifs
- ImmigrationIdentityRacism
Legacy
Moroccan French-language writer renowned for Prix Goncourt win and works on identity and racism.
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid (29449) Tahar benjelloun named after him.
Trivia
- Nominated multiple times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.