Autor/-in: Abdellah Taïa

Born in Rabat, Morocco in 1973, Abdellah Taïa has written many novels, including Salvation Army. , which he also made into an award-winning film, and Infidels. (Seven Stories 2016), translated by Alison Strayer. He lives in Paris. Translator Emma Ramadan is based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she co-owns Riffraff Bookstore and Bar. She's the recipient of an NEA fellowship, a Fulbright grant, and the 2018 Albertine Prize. Her translations include Anne Garréta's Sphinx and Not One Day, Virginie Despentes's Pretty Things, Ahmed Bouanani's The Shutters, and Marcus Malte's The Boy.