Abdellah Taïa, a young, Paris-based Moroccan
writer and intellectual figure, is one of the
first openly gay writers in the contemporary
Arab world. He is a major contributor of French
literature emerging from the North African
Arabic diaspora, and won the Prix de Flore
in 2010.
Taïa is a vigorous defender of tolerance, cultural and civic openness, democracy, and human rights, and co-authored Maroc 1900–1960 (Actes Sud) with Frédéric Mitterrand. He will appear in discussion with Dale Peck, controversial critic and acclaimed author of queer novels such as Martin and John. The two will discuss identity, gender, and sexuality in the vastly different sociopolitical contexts of contemporary New York City and Morocco.
In English. |
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Free and open
to the public
Tickets distributed
first-come, first-served
Venue
Frederick P. Rose
Auditorium
at Cooper Union
41 Cooper Square,
Lower Level 1 |
