Tahar Ben Jelloun

This Blinding Absence of Light is a 2001 novel by the Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. Its narrative is based on the testimony of a former inmate at Tazmamart, a Moroccan secret prison for political prisoners, with extremely harsh conditions.

The Sand Child is a 1985 novel by Moroccan author Tahar Ben Jelloun. First published in France, the novel's message expresses on multiple levels ideas about the post-colonial condition of Morocco while also emphasising themes relating to the construction of individual identities. It can also be seen as a critique of …

Tahar Ben Jelloun piše esej „Rasizam objašnjen mojoj kćeri“ 1998. godine kao odgovor na pitanja njegove tada desetogodišnje kćeri Mérième o rasizmu i diskriminaciji. Esej je preveden na hrvatski jezik pod naslovom "Rasizam objašnjen mojoj kćeri i bujanje mržnji"

Renowned for his compeling , humane portraits of everyday Arab lives, Tahar Ben Jelloun has affirmed his place in the literary world by winning such awards as the Prix Goncourt and Prix Maghreb. In The Last Friend, Ben Jelloun presents a spellbinding coming-of-age story and a dazzling portrait of Morocco in an era of …