Tahar ben jelloun interview english

On 30 June 2020, I was in conversation with the eminent and award-winning Franco-Moroccon author, Tahar Ben Jelloun.

Short-listed for the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks to Georgia de Chamberet about writing in French, immigration, exile, language, and fighting injustice.

It was to celebrate the launch of Tamil translation of Le mariage de plaisir ( A Marriage of Pleasure). The book has been translated by S. A. Vengada Soupraya Nayagar and published by Thadagam Publications. Dr Christine Cornet, French Book Office, was the moderator.

The digital book launch was organised by Oxford Bookstore and French Institute in India.

This was a unique experience.

Tahar Ben Jelloun is considered one of the most important voices in the Arab world.

Tahar Ben Jelloun is considered one of the most important voices in the Arab world.

On 30 June , I was in conversation with the eminent and award-winning Franco-Moroccon author, Tahar Ben Jelloun.

Tahar ben Jelloun is one of France's most celebrated writers: his most recent book, Racism Explained to My Daughter was a best-seller.

Tahar ben Jelloun discusses his story “By Fire” and the Arab Spring.

Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan poet and novelist who spans two cultures, Arab and French.

I had the privilege of participating in a book launch which involved three languages — English, French and Tamil. Tahar Ben Jelloun comes across as a gentleman who is a deep thinker and an “activist” with words.

Reading him is a transformative experience. Something shifts within one internally.

Tahar ben Jelloun discusses his story “By Fire” and the Arab Spring.

It was memorable!

To prepare for the launch, Dr Cornet and I exchanged a few emails with the author. Tahar Ben Jelloun is fluent in French but has a tenuous hold over E