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Official Opening Evening of the Francophonie Month 2019/

Official Opening Evening of the Francophonie Month 2019

Tahar Ben Jellou : "Punition" & "Insomnia"
Conference and meeting with Jean Portante

With the Francophonie's Month 2019 and under the patronage of Mr. Stéphane Lopez, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the International Organization of the Francophonie, the french-moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jellou will come to talk about his last two novels, "Punition" and "Insomnia".

Member of the Goncourt Academy with his novel "The sacred night" in 1987, Tahar Ben Jellou contributes to an apprehension of what governs the relationship between the West and the East.

During this opening evening and under the leadership of Jean Portante, the author will talk about the relationship he has with the world around him.