Tahar Ben Jelloun
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Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan-French novelist, poet, and essayist renowned for his explorations of immigration, identity, and human rights, and is one of the most translated contemporary Francophone authors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tahar Ben Jelloun canonical | 2 |
| Ben Jelloun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4428167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tahar Ben Jelloun Context triple: [Nonino Prize, notableRecipient, Tahar Ben Jelloun]
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A.
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Abdelmalek Droukdel was an Algerian Islamist militant and emir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, playing a key role in expanding Al-Qaeda’s operations across North and West Africa.
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B.
Émile Habibi
Émile Habibi was a prominent Palestinian Arab-Israeli writer and politician best known for his satirical novel "The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist."
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C.
Assia Djebar
Assia Djebar was an influential Algerian novelist, filmmaker, and feminist whose French-language works powerfully explored themes of colonialism, gender, and national identity.
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D.
Moufdi Zakaria
Moufdi Zakaria was an Algerian poet and nationalist best known for writing the lyrics of Algeria’s national anthem.
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E.
Nassim Maalouf
Nassim Maalouf is a Lebanese trumpeter known for pioneering the use of the quarter-tone trumpet and for his influence on Arabic and Middle Eastern brass music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tahar Ben Jelloun Target entity description: Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan-French novelist, poet, and essayist renowned for his explorations of immigration, identity, and human rights, and is one of the most translated contemporary Francophone authors.
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A.
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Abdelmalek Droukdel was an Algerian Islamist militant and emir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, playing a key role in expanding Al-Qaeda’s operations across North and West Africa.
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B.
Émile Habibi
Émile Habibi was a prominent Palestinian Arab-Israeli writer and politician best known for his satirical novel "The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist."
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C.
Assia Djebar
Assia Djebar was an influential Algerian novelist, filmmaker, and feminist whose French-language works powerfully explored themes of colonialism, gender, and national identity.
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D.
Moufdi Zakaria
Moufdi Zakaria was an Algerian poet and nationalist best known for writing the lyrics of Algeria’s national anthem.
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E.
Nassim Maalouf
Nassim Maalouf is a Lebanese trumpeter known for pioneering the use of the quarter-tone trumpet and for his influence on Arabic and Middle Eastern brass music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Francophone writer
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
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Prix Goncourt ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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Morocco ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Morocco ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Université Mohammed V de Rabat
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linked to:
Mohammed V University
Université de Paris ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ben Jelloun
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linked to:
Tahar Ben Jelloun
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| fieldOfWork |
essay
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human rights ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Tahar ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting | French ⓘ |
| movedTo | Paris ⓘ |
| movement |
Francophone literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| name | Tahar Ben Jelloun ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most translated contemporary Francophone authors
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exploration of human rights in literature ⓘ exploration of identity in literature ⓘ exploration of immigration in literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Au pays
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Cette aveuglante absence de lumière ⓘ La Nuit sacrée ⓘ La Réclusion solitaire ⓘ La plus haute des solitudes ⓘ Le Racisme expliqué à ma fille ⓘ Le premier amour est toujours le dernier ⓘ Les Yeux baissés ⓘ L’Enfant de sable ⓘ Partir ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Fès
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linked to:
Fès-Meknès
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| studied | philosophy ⓘ |
| workAwarded |
Cette aveuglante absence de lumière
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La Nuit sacrée ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tahar Ben Jelloun Description of subject: Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan-French novelist, poet, and essayist renowned for his explorations of immigration, identity, and human rights, and is one of the most translated contemporary Francophone authors.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tahar Ben Jelloun