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Tahar Ben Jelloun

Moroccan naturalized French writer
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Summary

Tahar Ben Jelloun was born on December 1, 1944[1], in Fez[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], poet[4], psychotherapist[5], novelist[6], and painter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,958 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: December 1, 1947[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Morocco[10], France[11]
  • Native language: Arabic[12]
  • Occupation: short story writer[13]
  • Field of work: novel[14], short story[15]
  • Educated at: Mohammed V University[16]
  • Notable work: This Blinding Absence of Light[17], The Sacred Night[18]
  • Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[19], Commander of the National Order of Merit[20], Prix Goncourt[21], honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal[22], Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain[23], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[24], Dublin Literary Award[25], Camaiore Literary Prize[26], Prix international de poésie Argana[27], Q137593931[28], Franco-Arabic Friendship Award[29], Flaiano Literary Prize[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Commons category: Tahar Ben Jelloun[32]
  • Archives at: Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives[33]
  • Family name: Ben[34], Q140606092[35]
  • Given name: Tahar[36]
  • Official website: https://www.tahar-benjelloun.com[37]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[39], Arabic[40]
  • Name in native language: الطاهر بن جلون[41]

Why It Matters

Tahar Ben Jelloun has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Works attributed to him include This Blinding Absence of Light[44], a literary work[45] and Racism Explained to My Daughter[46], a literary work[47].

FAQs

Where was Tahar Ben Jelloun born?

Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in Fez[2].

What did Tahar Ben Jelloun do for work?

Tahar Ben Jelloun worked as a writer[3], poet[4], psychotherapist[5], novelist[6], and painter[7].

Where did Tahar Ben Jelloun go to school?

Tahar Ben Jelloun was educated at Mohammed V University[16].

What awards did Tahar Ben Jelloun receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[19], Commander of the National Order of Merit[20], Prix Goncourt[21], and honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal[22].

Related Entities

France Mohammed V University Morocco

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . france24.com. france24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Dublin Literary Award. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . erudit.org. erudit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . clindoeilmagazine.com. clindoeilmagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → Tahar_Ben_Jelloun, Tahar_ben_Jelloun
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  2. 19d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ricochet author id → tahar-ben-jelloun
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  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tahar-ben-jelloun
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  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Ben, Q140606092
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  7. 13w ago · ZioNicco · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Prix Goncourt +9
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  8. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0108430-Ben-Jelloun-Tahar-1944
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  11. 21w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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