Tahar Ben Jelloun: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Born	December 1, 1944 (age 81) • Fès • Morocco
Awards And Honors	Prix Goncourt (1987)
Notable Works	“The Happy Marriage” • “A Palace in the Old Village” • “À l’insu du souvenir” • “French Hospitality: Racism and North African Immigrants” • “Harrouda” • “L’Ecrivain public” • “Islam expliqué aux enfants, L’” • “La Plus Haute des solitudes” • “Les Amandiers sont morts de leurs blessures” • “Moha le fou, Moha le sage” • “Silent Day in Tangier” • “Solitaire” • “The Sacred Night” • “The Sand Child” • “This Blinding Absence of Light”