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Moncef Ben M'rad

Born 1943 · Tunisia

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Books on prize lists

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    Comar d'Or 2003 · Winner

    Les lumières de Nejma

    Title translated by AI:“The Lights of Nejma”

    Moncef Ben M'rad · 60 when first published

    Novel · Politics, Love

    AI-generated summary:Soliman, a boy from a poor family in southern Tunisia, kills the Koranic teacher who abused him and lives on the run, selling batteries from souk to souk, until he meets Princesse, cast out by her fiancé.