Tahar Ben Jelloun Libros

"El niño de arena" cuenta la historia de Mohamed Ahmed, que siendo niña es educada como un niño debido al deseo insatisfecho de su padre de tener un hijo varón. El conflicto entre la naturaleza real y la naturaleza ficticia del protagonista es narrado sucesiva y diferentemente por distintas voces, procedimiento enraizado en la tradición literaria oral del mundo musulmán y que remite inevitablemente a Las mil y una noches

Después de los atentados de las Torres Gemelas de Nueva York, de la estación de Atocha de Madrid, del metro de Londres, de la revista" Charlie Hebdo" de París, de las crueles ejecuciones del Daish en Siria, de la amenaza islamista en Libia, Nigeria, el Sahel... ¿Debemos tener miedo al Islam? ¿Es una religión violenta y antidemocrática por naturaleza? Tahar Ben Jelloun nos da la respuesta a través de una conversación con su hija, francesa y musulmana como tantos jóvenes en Europa. De forma sencilla, nos aclara los orígenes del Estado Islámico, de cómo y por qué captan jóvenes en las redes, del integrismo religioso y de la oposición al mismo de la gran mayoría de los musulmanes que lo ve como una desfiguración de la verdadera fe en Alá y de su mensaje de paz, de la belleza del Corán y de los valores del islam... Repasa la situación en Oriente Próximo, en Túnez, en Turquía..., de la mujer en las sociedades musulmanas. Nos habla de la yihad, del laicismo, la tolerancia, la democracia... Al mismo tiempo que nos hace reflexionar sobre el desinterés de los europeos sobre la situación económica y social de los jóvenes musulmanes, inmigrantes de primera y segunda generación, que pueblan nuestras ciudades.

This inspiring novel: Silent Day in Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun is interesting. In any language, in any culture, Tahar Ben Jellouun would be r remarkable novelist. He happens to be Moroccan Arab writing in French. A clever, delicate artist employing techniques borrowed from Arabic poetry and narrative. One of the major writers of the Maghreb.

Ben Jelloun crafts a horrific real-life narrative into fiction to tell the appalling story of the desert concentration camps in which King Hassan II of Morocco held his political enemies under the most harrowing conditions.

An innocent man's gripping personal account of terrifying confinement by the Moroccan military during the reign of a formidable twentieth-century despot In 1967 Tahar Ben Jelloun, a peaceful young political protestor, was one of nearly a hundred other hapless men taken into punitive custody by the Moroccan army. It was a time of dangerous importance in Moroccan history, and they were treated with a chilling brutality that not all of them survived. This powerful portrait of the narrator's traumatic experience, written with a memoirist's immediacy, reveals both his helpless terror and his desperate hope to survive by drawing strength from his love of literature. Shaken to the core by his disillusionment with a brutal regime, unsure of surviving his ordeal, he stole some paper and began secretly to write, with the admittedly romantic idea of leaving some testament behind, a veiled denunciation of the evils of his time. His first poem was published after he was unexpectedly released, and his vocation was born.

The magic of Morocco has enticed many visitors by its people and places.

The collection features two powerful epic poems that delve into the harsh realities and profound repercussions of war and violence in the Middle East. Through vivid imagery and poignant language, the poems explore themes of loss, suffering, and the enduring impact of conflict on individuals and communities. The work serves as a reflection on the human condition amidst turmoil, highlighting both personal and collective struggles in a region marked by strife.

Tahar Ben Jelloun’s By Fire , the first fictional account published on the Arab Spring, reimagines the true-life self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia, an event that has been credited with setting off the Tunisian revolt. The novella depicts the days leading up to Bouazizi’s self-immolation. Ben Jelloun’s deliberate ambiguity about the location of the story, set in an unnamed Islamic country, allows the reader to imagine the experiences and frustrations of other young men who have endured physical violence and persecution in places beyond Tunisia. The tale begins and ends in fire, and the imagery of burning frames the political accounts in The Spark , Ben Jelloun’s nonfiction writings on the Tunisian events that provide insight into the despotic regimes that drove Bouazizi to such despair. Rita S. Nezami’s elegant translations and critical introduction provide the reader with multiple strategies for approaching these potent texts.

The book presents a thoughtful exploration of racism tailored for younger audiences, using accessible language and relatable examples. It aims to educate children about the complexities of racism, encouraging critical thinking and empathy. By addressing difficult topics in a straightforward manner, it seeks to empower the next generation to recognize and challenge discriminatory attitudes. The French edition adapts these themes for a different cultural context, making the conversation about racism relevant and engaging for its readers.