Tahar ben jelloun is one of the established north african postcolonial authors. The questionandanswer format of the latter was further employed in lislam explique aux enfants 2002. The entirety of his work is written in french, although his first language is arabic. In this lyrical, hallucinatory novel set in morocco, tahar ben jelloun offers an imaginative and radical critique of contemporary arab social customs and islamic law. Ben jelloun wrote this book in response to questions his daughter asked following public demonstrations in france over 1997s proposed laws to further regulate immigration. Ben jelloun has written two educational books for children. Winner of the 1994 prix maghreb, tahar ben jelloun was born in 1944 in fez, morocco, and emigrated to france in 1961. An innocent mans gripping personal account of terrifying confinement by the moroccan military during the reign of a formidable twentiethcentury despot in 1967 tahar ben jelloun, a peaceful young political protestor, was one of nearly a hundred other hapless. The book also sheds light on the key words that have come to dominate the mediaterrorist, crusade.
A sufi manual on retreat by muhyiddin ibn arabi, and. He attended a bilingual frenchmoroccan primary school and in 1955, his parents moved to tangier. An innocent mans gripping personal account of terrifying confinement by the moroccan military during the reign of a formidable twentiethcentury despot in 1967 tahar ben jelloun, a peaceful young political. Today he lives in paris, france, and continues to write. Since 1955, he started living between tangier and paris and began collaborating with le monde newspaper on a regular basis. The themes of gender identity and a maledominated society, of masking and storytelling, and surrealism provide the backdrop for a surreal story of secrets, sexuality and identity. Throughout the novel hajj ahmeds daughter struggles with the issue of gender identity, oscillating between being.
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Ben jelloun is a story teller, but he also allows the reader to become involved in his magical world. Tahar ben jelloun s the sand child, for example, is based firmly on culturetradition, but the plot is influenced by and developed with the aid of literary legacy, legend, and the vivid. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Feb 21, 2017 tahar ben jellouns last book terrorism explained to our children has been translated into several languages and this places the moroccan writer in the first row of the debate on islam and terrorism, that boils down to this. Carol volk translated ben jellouns novel corruption. The arab spring by tahar ben jelloun at the kutub book. The book also sheds light on the key words that have come to dominate the mediaterrorist, crusade, jihad, fundamentalist, fatwaoffering lucid and balanced explanations, not only for youngsters but also. Introduzione ho avuto lidea di scrivere questo testo il 22 febbraio 1997 quando sono andato con mia figlia alla manifestazione contro il.
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Dezember 1947 in fes ist ein frankophoner marokkanischer. In lucid and accessible prose, he now clarifies the main tenets of islam, the major landmarks in islamic history and the modern politics of islamic fundamentalism. To many french youths of immigrant origin, it now provides a culture that france itself has not managed to instill. Islam explained by tahar ben jelloun, paperback barnes. A scholars sincere attempt to elucidate the true teachings of the quran. A uniquely accessible introduction to islam, by the celebrated author of racism explained to. Buy islam explained new ed by tahar ben jelloun, franklin philip isbn. Tahar ben jelloun explains the religion in a simply way, as if explaining it to a child, then moves on to discuss the place of islam in a mordern world. Ben jellouns first book translated into english, the sand child, catapulted him into the literary spotlight. Islam explained by ben jelloun, tahar, 1944publication date 2002 topics islam essence, genius, nature, islam appreciation, islam apologetic works publisher new york.
Ben jelloun, like marti, has many obstacles to overcome. It purports to be a dialogue between his young daughter, who asks questions, and himself, who supplies answers. I am an ib student and needs help choosing a topic for my literature a ee. An internationally recognized novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist, ben jelloun has received numerous awards for his works, including the prix maghreb, the prix des hemispheres, and the legion of honor. Eminently qualified to present the finer points of the prophet muhammads beliefs and teachings, brown islamic studiesgeorgetown univ. Tahar ben jellouns the sand child is the story or more accurately the legend of hajj ahmed suleymans eighth daughter, whom he raises as a man during moroccos french protectorate period to circumvent islams inheritance laws. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Dreamlike states, hallucinations, and allusions to andre breton and the exquisite corpse each give ben jellouns work a magical intoxicated quality. Racism explained to my daughter 1998 and islam explained to the children and their parents 2002. Tahar ben jelloun the latest novel from moroccos greatest living author the guardian awardwinning, internationally bestselling author tahar ben jellouns new novel is the story of an immigrant named mohammed who has spent forty years in france and is about to retire. Tahar ben jelloun s the sand child is the story or more accurately the legend of hajj ahmed suleymans eighth daughter, whom he raises as a man during moroccos french protectorate period to circumvent islam s inheritance laws. Elegant and sensitive, racism explained to my daughter is for all parents and educators who have struggled to engage their children in discussions of this complex issue. Tahar ben jelloun was born in fez, morocco, in 1944 and has lived in france since 1971.
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