Writing · Writer · Novel
Born Dec 1, 1947 · Fès, Morocco
Active 1993–present · Awards: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Prix Goncourt, honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal, Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Dublin Literary Award, Camaiore Literary Prize
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.