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Moroccan author Abdellah Taia talks to the 鶹’s Nora Fakim about the hurdles he has faced as a gay writer. He’s been shortlisted for a PEN America Literary Award for 2021 for his book “A Country for Dying”. It tells the story of Zahira, a Moroccan prostitute in France who has become disheartened by the French system, in a country which she had hoped would give her a better life. (Photo: Abdellah Taia; Credit: Abdellah Taia)
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