Tahar Ben Jelloun

Writing

Born: 1947-12-01 · Fès, Morocco

Tahar Ben Jelloun (born December 1, 1944) is a Moroccan writer. The entirety of his work is written in French, although his first language is Darija or Maghrebi Arabic. Today he resides in Paris, France, and continues to write. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ben Jelloun's …