Gay Moroccan Author Abdellah Taïa

Abdellah Taïa talks about his split-second decision to be the first openly gay author in Morocco, the promise of the Arab Spring and his book, An Arab Melancholia. Taïa, who presently lives in Paris, was in Toronto for the International Festival of Authors. He has also directed his first movie, Salvation Army, which is based on a previous novel.

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