The Sacred Night by Tahar Ben Jelloun

The Sacred Night

Tahar Ben Jelloun with Alan Sheridan (Translator)

192 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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The Sacred Night continues the remarkable story Tahar Ben Jelloun began in The Sand Child. Mohammed Ahmed, a Moroccan girl raised as a boy in order to circumvent Islamic inheritance laws regarding female children, remains deeply conflicted about h...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 94 reviews

Moods

dark: 63%

challenging: 54%

emotional: 54%

tense: 54%

reflective: 45%

mysterious: 27%

sad: 18%

adventurous: 9%

inspiring: 9%

Pace

18% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
71% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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