writer, poet, psychotherapist, novelist, painter, short story writer
1944
Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan writer who rose to fame for his 1985 novel L'Enfant de sable. All of his work is written in French although his first language is Darija. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
All Quotes by Tahar Ben Jelloun
“Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.”
— Tahar Ben Jelloun
“I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.”