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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    April 2009
  • Latest Book:
    October 2020
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Book List in Order: 5 titles







  • Set in Salé, Morocco -- the hometown Abdellah Taïa fled but to which he returns again and again in his acclaimed fiction and films -- Infidels follows the life of Jallal, the son of a prostitute witch doctor -- "a woman who knew men, humanity, bett...



  • Tangier is a possessed city, haunted by spirits of different faiths. When we have literature in our blood, in our souls, it's impossible not to be visited by them. -- from Another Morocco

    In 2006, Abdellah Taia returned to his native Morocco...



  • An exquisite novel of North Africans in Paris by "one of the most original and necessary voices in world literature"WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZEParis, Summer 2010.Zahira is 40 years old, Moroccan, a prostitute, traumatized by her father's...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Abdellah Taia has published 5 books.

Abdellah Taia does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Country for Dying, was published in October 2020.

The first book by Abdellah Taia, Salvation Army, was published in April 2009.

No. Abdellah Taia does not write books in series.