Tahar Ben Jelloun's Impac-winning novel, This Blinding Absence of Light, is a grim tale of torture and deprivation that is still a joy to read
June 2004
Moroccan novelist wins €100,000 Impac prize
The world's richest literary prize has been won by Moroccan-born novelist Tahar Ben Jelloun with his timely tale of an underground desert concentration camp.
March 2004
Fictional diaries make dent on Impac
Jeffrey Eugenides and Rohinton Mistry have emerged as frontrunners in the 10-book shortlist for the Impac Dublin prize, which also features three works told in the style of diary entries.