This Blinding Absence of Light

This Blinding Absence of Light
2001 French edition
AuthorTahar Ben Jelloun
Original titleCette aveuglante absence de lumière
TranslatorLinda Coverdale
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions du Seuil
Publication date
2001
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
2002
Pages228
ISBN2-02-041777-4

This Blinding Absence of Light (French: Cette aveuglante absence de lumière) is a 2001 novel by the Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated from French by Linda Coverdale. Its narrative is based on the testimony of a former inmate at Tazmamart, a Moroccan secret prison for political prisoners, with extremely harsh conditions.

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