Abdellah Taïa (Arabic: عبد الله الطايع; born 1973) is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1999. He has published nine novels, many of them heavily autobiographical. His books have been translated into Arabic and many European languages. Described by Interview Magazine as a "literary transgressor and cultural paragon," Taïa claimed to be the first openly gay Arab writer in 2006, and, as of 2014, he claims to be the only openly homosexual Moroccan writer or filmmaker.
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Abdellah Taïa (Arabic: عبد الله الطايع; born 1973) is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1999. He has published nine novels, many of them heavily autobiographical. His books have been translated into Arabic and many European languages. Described by Interview Magazine as a "literary transgressor and cultural paragon," Taïa claimed to be the first openly gay Arab writer in 2006, and, as of 2014, he claims to be the only openly homosexual Moroccan writer or filmmaker.
