On Tuesday the Moroccan writer, Tahar Ben Jelloun ( pictured above), was unanimously elected a member of the Goncourt Academy. Founded in 1903, the Paris-based Academy each year awards a writer as "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year."
Born in 1944, Mr. Ben Jelloun is a prominent figure of French literature. He has written several books, which made him world-famous. His works include The Sacred Night" (1987), "Racism Explained to My Daughter" (1998) and "Sand Child" (1985).
In 2007, the French-speaking writer and poet was awarded the insignia of Officer of the French "Legion of Honor" (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He had also received the Knight insignia of the National order by late French President, François Mitterrand.
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