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Abdellah Taïa

1973 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Abdellah Taïa is the 6,599th most popular writer (up from 6,773rd in 2024), the 172nd most popular biography from Morocco (up from 196th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Moroccan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abdellah Taïa ranks 6,599 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Burns, Frederica Sagor Maas, Ann Oakley, Melissa Rosenberg, Oliver La Farge, and Thomas Shadwell. After him are Sarah J. Maas, Lionel Trilling, Catherine Cookson, Raffaëla Anderson, Scott Westerfeld, and Laurent Mauvignier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Abdellah Taïa ranks 458. Before him are George Koovakad, Konstantinos Kenteris, Nimród Antal, Tabatha Cash, Jason Behr, and Irakli Okruashvili. After him are Toshihide Saito, Julia Channel, Davide Nicola, Marcin Dorociński, Félix Trinidad, and Marcelo Delgado.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Abdellah Taïa ranks 172 out of 264. Before him are Jamal Sellami (1970), Hindi Zahra (1979), Youssef Chippo (1973), Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (1977), Lahcen Ouadani (1959), and Abdelkader El Brazi (1964). After him are Ronald Agénor (1964), Nabil Dirar (1986), Abde Ezzalzouli (2001), Abderrazak Khairi (1962), Tarik Sektioui (1977), and Hasna Benhassi (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Morocco

Among writers born in Morocco, Abdellah Taïa ranks 13. Before him are Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), Ahmed Rami (1946), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981). After him are Najat El Hachmi (1979), and Laila Lalami (1968).

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